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Superdry co-founder James Holder guilty of rape
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Superdry cofounder James Holder convicted of rape after a night of drinking
Co-founder of clothing firm Superdry James Holder, is escorted by a police officer as he leaves Cirencester Magistrates’ Court, England, Friday, May 1 , 2026. (Rod Minchin/PA via AP) Co-founder of clothing firm Superdry James … more > By Associated Press - Friday, May 1, 2026 LONDON — The cofounder of the fashion brand Superdry was convicted Friday of rape after a night of drinking. James Holder, 54, was found guilty by a jury in Gloucester Crown Court of one count of rape but acquitted of a separate charge of assault by penetration for the May 2022 assault. The accuser said Holder got in her taxi and entered her home uninvited after they had been at a bar in Cheltenham. She said he assaulted her after he awoke from a short nap. She testified that she cried as he carried on despite her pleas to stop. Holder, a married father of two, denied the charges and said all sexual activity had been consensual. He was jailed in advance of sentencing in Bristol Crown Court on May 7. Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC. Latest Video
Superdry co-founder James Holder guilty of rape
10 hours agoMaisie LillywhiteGloucestershirePA MediaJames Holder denied both charges against himSuperdry co-founder James Holder has been convicted of rape.Holder had been on a night out in May 2022 when he went back to the woman's flat in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and attacked her.The 54-year-old was found guilty by a jury of seven men and five women after a five-day trial at Gloucester Crown Court, sitting in Cirencester.Holder, of Cheltenham, was found not guilty of a charge of assault by penetration by the jury.Recorder David Chidgey dismissed Holder's application of bail to get his affairs in order and say goodbye to his family, stating he was too much of a flight risk, due to his "significant resources".The fashion tycoon, who set up Superdry with Julian Dunkerton in 2003, was on an "impromptu night out" on 6 May 2022 which ended at the woman's flat, he told the court.James Holder is taken away from court after the guilty verdictA witness said she had called a taxi for Holder and a separate one for the victim, but Holder had then got into the back of the victim's taxi, destined for her home address.The court heard Holder had fallen asleep on the woman's bed while
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