Overview
- Officers searched Høiby's newly occupied Frogner apartment shortly before Christmas to secure evidence tied to separate investigations, with one line of inquiry described by authorities as serious.
- The search was authorized by a district court, and investigators interviewed Høiby and an apparently affected woman in connection with the new probes.
- Oslo police and Høiby’s defense team declined to comment publicly, and prosecutors say any supplementary charges will depend on the outcome of the ongoing inquiries.
- Norwegian media report a separate investigation into a suspected breach of a contact order involving an ex-partner, with a prosecutor confirming that this case remains under active investigation.
- Høiby is set to stand trial in Oslo on February 3 on 32 counts, including four allegations of rape, in a case that has drawn intense attention because of his ties to Norway’s royal household.