US EditionSuperdry co-founder James Holder guilty of rape
A jury found James Holder guilty of rape after a five-day trial and cleared him of assault by penetration.
- A jury at Gloucester Crown Court found Superdry co-founder James Holder guilty of rape following a five-day trial in Cirencester, though he was acquitted of assault by penetration.
- On May 6, 2022, in Cheltenham, Holder accompanied the victim home after a night out, where prosecutors alleged he fell asleep on her bed before waking and forcing her into the bedroom.
- The victim testified she was crying and begging Holder to stop, while Holder insisted the encounter was consensual and that he 'stopped immediately' when she complained of discomfort.
- Recorder David Chidgey remanded Holder into custody ahead of sentencing, stating the temptation to use his 'significant resources' to flee was 'too great' for bail to be granted.
- Holder co-founded the British fashion brand Superdry in 2003 with Julian Dunkerton and previously appeared in The Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of around £199 million.
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One of the founders of the fashion brand Superdry has been found guilty of rape. 54-year-old James Holder was convicted by a jury after a five-day trial in Cirencester, UK. The case concerns an incident following a night out in Cheltenham in 2022. Holder admitted that he had shared a bed with a woman at the time, but maintained that it was consensual. However, the woman filed a complaint. Holder had gotten into the woman's taxi that evening whil…
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