Norway braces for verdict in rape trial of crown princess's son Høiby

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Marius Borg Høiby will appear via video link, almost three months after his trial came to an end on 40 charges, including four counts of rape

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of norway, braces, verdict, rape, trial: Marius Borg Høiby will appear via video link, almost three months after his trial came to an end on 40 charges, including four counts of rape.