Overview
- Oslo police say the 29-year-old was arrested Sunday on suspicion of causing bodily harm, making threats with a knife, and violating a restraining order.
- The Oslo District Court approved up to four weeks of pre-trial detention on risk-of-reoffending grounds.
- He is due in Oslo District Court on Tuesday for a trial expected to run to mid-March on 38 counts, including four alleged rapes, violence, and transporting 3.5 kilograms of marijuana.
- His lawyer says he denies sexual abuse and most violence allegations but will plead guilty to some lesser offenses.
- The royal household says he is a private citizen and they will not attend the proceedings, as newly surfaced Epstein-related records have brought fresh attention to Crown Princess Mette-Marit.