Next week, the trial of Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is set to begin. He faces charges of rape, abuse in close relationships, acts of violence, making death threats, assaulting a public official, and more. The case has a maximum prison time of 10 years if he is found guiltyIn anticipation of the trial, his stepfather, Crown Prince Haakon, released his longest statement yet on Høiby’s alleged crimes. He is a citizen of Norway and, as such, has the same responsibilities as everyone else — as well as the same rights.”Nigel Waldron // Getty Images Haakon and Marius in 2017. Today’s statement was not Prince Haakon’s first comment on Høiby’s arrest and indictment.