Stepson of Norway's crown prince convicted of rape

The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon has been found guilty of two counts of rape as well as domestic violence and other crimes and ​is sentenced to four years in prison, an Oslo court ruled on Monday.

Marius Borg Hoiby, 29,  who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was acquitted on two other counts of rape.

He had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.