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James Holder, co-founder of the fashion brand Superdry, has been found guilty of raping a woman. The 54-year-old businessman was convicted following a five-day trial held at Gloucester Crown Court in Cirencester. His case was decided by a jury composed of seven men and five women.
During the proceedings, Recorder David Chidgey denied Holder’s request for bail, explaining that the risk of him using his considerable financial means to abscond was too high. Holder, who resides in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was acquitted of an additional charge of assault by penetration.
According to the evidence presented, Holder and the woman had been on an unplanned night out on 6 May 2022. Afterward, they went to the victim’s flat in Cheltenham. A witness recounted that although separate taxis had been arranged for the two, Holder entered the victim’s taxi, which was headed to her home. The court also heard that Holder fell asleep in the woman’s bed while his friend took the sofa, leaving her to sleep on the floor.
Prosecutor James Haskell described how Holder approached the woman in the living room and invited her to join him in the bedroom. She declined, saying she was tired, but Holder allegedly pulled her onto the bed. Holder firmly denied both charges against him
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