Overview

• Prosecutors say the alleged rapes occurred in 2018, 2023 and 2024, with one after the investigation began, and that some women were asleep following earlier consensual sex.
• The indictment also cites covert filming of women’s genitals, domestic abuse of a former partner, and multiple acts of violence.
• Investigators report having video and photographic material, text messages, witness statements and search findings as evidence.
• The maximum penalty if convicted on the most serious charges is up to 10 years in prison, and officials stress his royal connection confers no special treatment.
• His legal team says he disputes the most serious accusations but intends to plead guilty to some lesser charges, while the royal palace says the case is for the courts to decide.