Oslo, Feb. 2 -- The eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess is set to face trial on Tuesday in a high-profile criminal case that has placed the country's otherwise popular royal family under intense public scrutiny.

Marius Borg Høiby, 29, will appear before the Oslo District Court after being indicted last August following a prolonged police investigation. According to prosecutors, he faces 38 charges, including multiple counts of rape, domestic abuse, violence, drug-related offences and threats, Associated Press reported.

The indictment alleges four cases of rape between 2018 and November 2024, violence and threats against a former partner between mid-2022 and late 2023, and two additional acts of violence against another partner. A...