NRK: Marius Borg Høiby sentenced to four years in prison
Judge Jon Sverdrup Efjestad reads parts of the verdict against Høiby on Monday. Photo: Ismail Burak Akkan / NRK
This is evident in the recent ruling from the Oslo District Court. Judge Jon Sverdrup Efjestad reads parts of the 128-page ruling on Monday morning.
Marius Borg Høiby is sentenced to four years in prison, but acquitted of two counts of rape. The case concerns the Lofoten incident and the incident from a hotel in Oslo.
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Høiby is convicted of abuse in close relationships by Nora Haukland, as well as, among other things, gross bodily harm against the Frogner woman. Both Høiby and the prosecution can appeal, and the verdict is not final.
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Høiby has also been convicted of two counts of rape. He has pleaded not guilty to these. This applies to the so-called Skaugum incident and the Vestkant incident.
In the Skaugum incident, the court finds it proven beyond reasonable doubt that the woman was asleep.
– She has closed eyes, lies in the same position over time and shows no reactions to touch or stimulation. There are no sounds or movements that indicate she is awake, Efjestad reads.
– This is also supported by the victim's own reaction, when she was shown recordings during interrogation, where she stated that she had not been aware of what had happened, the judge continues.
Regarding the Vestkant incident, the judge reads that it is agreed that Høiby and the woman had consensual sexual intercourse after meeting at the after-party. The question is whether the defendant had sexual intercourse with her after she fell asleep, reads Efjestad.
– The video material first shows a phase where the victim actively participates in sexual activity. In subsequent recordings, however, she appears completely passive. Without movement or reaction, while the defendant performs sexual intercourse and simultaneously films, the judge reads.
– The court finds it proven that the victim was unable to resist the actions at this time, he says.
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Høiby is thus acquitted of a case of rape with sexual intercourse in Lofoten.
The court does not doubt that the woman has explained herself as she remembers the incident [...] The court has nevertheless concluded that there is reasonable doubt, a doubt that should benefit Høiby.
– There is no contemporary evidence to support that the victim was awakened by the defendant having sexual intercourse with her. The information about this only emerged during interrogations over a year and a half after the incident, Efjestad reads.
The court also places emphasis on a note the woman wrote after the incident. In it, she described the incident as "good and pleasant", but later in questioning she referred to the incident as "uncomfortable and strange".
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Høiby was also acquitted of the rape he was accused of committing at an Oslo hotel in November 2024. The woman has explained that she fell asleep and woke up several times because Høiby was having sexual intercourse with her. He has explained that all sexual intercourse was consensual.
The court finds it not proven that he had sexual intercourse with her while she was unable to resist it.
– In the court's view, there is considerable uncertainty about what happened that night, reads Efjestad.
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The judge also considers the charge of abuse in close relationships against Nora Haukland. Høiby has pleaded not guilty to this, and believes that Haukland has lied about several parts of their relationship.
– The key point is whether a pattern of repeated offenses has developed that creates continuous uncertainty and fear of violence. Psychological offenses may also be included, says Efjestad about the indictment.
– The court finds it proven that the defendant exercised physical violence against the victim on several occasions, the judge reads.
The court believes that there was "real reason" for the victim to fear new situations of violence. At the same time, the judge says that there was "tension" early in the relationship as the defendant wanted to protect his privacy, while the victim reportedly wanted exposure. The court nevertheless believes that Høiby's reaction pattern has contributed to creating uncertainty.
– After an overall assessment, the court finds that the victim was subjected to abuse, reads Efjestad.
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Høiby is also convicted of violence against the Frogner woman on August 4, 2024. This is what led to his first arrest.
– The court finds it proven that the violence took place as the victim described, and that the defendant acted intentionally. The court considers the bodily harm to be gross, especially because it has the nature of abuse, says Efjestad.
Høiby largely acknowledges the offenses he is accused of committing against the Frogner woman. However, he disagreed that it was a case of gross bodily harm. Høiby was also charged with sexual assault, property damage, reckless behavior and violation of restraining orders against the Frogner woman.
– There are questions in these records about whether the defendant took nude photos and videos of the victim without consent. The defendant has admitted one of the circumstances. The court finds it proven that the victim did not consent to any of the cases, says Efjestad.
Høiby is forbidden from contacting the Frogner woman for two years.
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In addition to two rapes, abuse in close relationships and the offenses against the Frogner woman, Høiby is convicted of:
Receiving and transporting 3.5 kilograms of marijuana.
Six speeding violations and two cases of driving without a valid driver's license.
Pointing the finger at the police. [note from me: it means pointing "fuck you" but this is the literal translation of what NRK wrote]
Not disclose personal information to the police.
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Prosecutor Sturla Henriksbø requested a prison sentence of seven years and seven months for Høiby during the trial. They wanted the court to convict him of everything in the indictment, except for one count of threats.
This is much stricter than the defense attorneys' claim. They believed that the appropriate punishment for the crimes Høiby has admitted to is around a year and a half in prison. The defense attorneys said there was no evidence of rape or abuse in close relationships.
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This is what the district court ruling says that Høiby must pay in compensation:
The Skaugum woman will receive 60 000 NOK in compensation for lost earnings and 170 000 NOK in restitution.
The claim from the Lofoten woman is not upheld.
The woman in the so-called Vetskant incident will receive compensation of 200 000 NOK.
The hotel woman's claim for compensation is not upheld.
Nora Haukland receives 100 000 NOK in compensation.
The Frogner woman will receive compensation of 110 000 NOK.
There must be more than a 50 percent probability that the incident and the financial loss occurred, contrary to the criminal law requirement of proof "beyond all reasonable doubt".
The court determines that there is so much doubt about what actually happened that it has not been proven with a clear preponderance of probability that Høiby subjected two of the women to the violations on which their compensation claims are based.
Even if the defendant is convicted of sexual assault by filming the two women, this violation does not in itself provide grounds for compensatory damages, according to the court. The court points out that it was also not argued that the filming in isolation has caused any compensatory damage to them.
Translated excerpts from an ever-updating article by NRK. The article was first published on June 15, 2026, at 08:35. Most is literal translation, done by me, due to the sensitive nature of the case but there has been slight editing for clarity in some parts.
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