Superdry co-founder James Holder found guilty of rape after Cheltenham-linked trial
Updated: This article has been updated after James Holder was found guilty of rape.
Summary
Superdry co-founder James Holder has been found guilty of raping a woman after a night out in Cheltenham, following a trial linked to events from May 2022.
What happened
The case centred on what happened after Holder and others had been out in Cheltenham. Jurors heard evidence that the woman repeatedly told him to stop and that he continued.
BBC reporting on the verdict said the victim told the court she had tried to stop him, started crying, and later described what happened by saying: “I call it rape.”
The jury found Holder guilty of rape. The earlier version of this article was published while the case was still being heard.