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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Steven Morris and Jamie Grierson

Superdry cofounder James Holder found guilty of raping woman after night out

James Holder leaving Cirencester Magistrates' Court after being found guilty of rape
James Holder, of Cheltenham, had denied charges of rape and assault by penetration in May 2022. Photograph: Rod Minchin/PA

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.

The court heard Holder, 54, had been due to get a taxi back to his mansion in the Cotswolds with a male friend. Instead, the pair got into the victim’s taxi and went to her flat, where Holder raped her.

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