Norwegian crown princess’s son sentenced to four years in prison in rape trial (opens original article in a new tab)

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon's stepson was sentenced to four years in prison for rape and other crimes, with the trial impacting the royal family's public image.

• Norway's Crown Prince Haakon's stepson, Marius Borg Høiby, was sentenced to four years in prison for two counts of rape and other crimes.
• Høiby was acquitted on two other rape charges and can appeal the verdict; prosecutors had requested seven years and seven months.
• The trial coincided with a decline in the royal family's popularity, exacerbated by Crown Princess Mette-Marit's handling of her association with Jeffrey Epstein and her current health struggles.