Norway crown princess’s son makes tearful admission of ‘need for recognition’, denies rape

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Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is currently on trial in Oslo, Norway, facing 38 charges, including four counts of rape and assault against former girlfriends. Hoiby pleaded not guilty to the most serious offenses, which could result in a 16-year prison sentence if convicted. During his testimony, the 29-year-old addressed the court, admitting to a life of excess driven by a need for recognition, stemming from being in the public eye since childhood due to his mother's relationship with the Crown Prince. He also criticized the media for allegedly harassing him since he was three years old.

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Hoiby faces up to 16 years in prison if convicted.

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Hoiby said he had an extreme need for recognition his whole life.

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He has pleaded not guilty to the most serious offences.

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Hoiby is accused of 38 crimes, including four alleged rapes and assaults against ex-girlfriends.

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Marius Borg Hoiby is on trial in Oslo district court.

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The son of Norway’s crown princess admitted Wednesday to a life of excess attributed to a “need for recognition”, but denied committing rape as he took the stand in tears.Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial in Oslo-district-court" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="23434" data-entity-type="organization">Oslo district court accused of 38 crimes, including four alleged rapes and assaults against ex-girlfriends.He has pleaded not guilty to the most serious offences. He faces up to 16 years in prison if convicted.Hoiby broke down in tears as he addressed the court for the first time.He began his testimony by lashing out at the media, saying the press had “hassled” him since the age of three when the relationship between his mother and the prince became public and thrust him into the spotlight.“I’m mostly known as my mother’s son, not anything else. So I’ve had an extreme need for recognition my whole life,” he told the court.

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