James Holder: the business angle

James Holder, 54, attacked the woman after a night out in Cheltenham in May 2022. James Holder has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in United Kingdom.

Key facts

• James Holder, 54, attacked the woman after a night out in Cheltenham in May 2022.
• Superdry co-founder James Holder has been convicted of rape.
• James Haskell, prosecuting, said Holder appeared at the living room doorway and asked her to join him in the bedroom, but she said "no, she was tired and she said he pulled her on the bed".
• 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.
• Holder attended a voluntary interview with police in 2022, and spoke of his love of women and sex.

What we know

Going deeper, Superdry co-founder James Holder has been convicted of rape.

On the substance, James Haskell, prosecuting, said Holder appeared at the living room doorway and asked her to join him in the bedroom, but she said "no, she was tired and she said he pulled her on the bed".

Beyond the headlines, 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.

More precisely, Holder attended a voluntary interview with police in 2022, and spoke of his love of women and sex.

It is worth noting that In a statement, Superdry said Holder resigned as a director and employee of the fashion brand in 2016, and a consultancy arrangement ended in 2019.

By the numbers

At this stage, Holder is due to be sentenced on 7 May at Bristol Crown Court.

On a related note, the court heard Holder, 54, had been due to get a taxi back to his mansion in the Cotswolds with a male friend.

Going deeper, Holder had denied charges of rape and assault by penetration in May 2022.

On the substance, 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.

The wider context

On a related note, James Holder, a cofounder of the clothing firm Superdry, has been found guilty of raping a woman after a night out in the Gloucestershire town of Cheltenham.

Going deeper, James Haskell, prosecuting, said the woman asked Holder to stop but he did not, even when she began crying.

On the substance, Holder, of Cheltenham, was found not guilty of a charge of assault by penetration by the jury.

Beyond the headlines, 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".

More precisely, a 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 bottom line

• The court heard Holder, 54, had been due to get a taxi back to his mansion in the Cotswolds with a male friend.
• A 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 his friend took up the sofa in her living room, so she slept on the floor.
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