rapetrial on Gloucestershire Dailyhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/rapetrial/Recent content in rapetrial on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 29 Apr 2026 14:36:05 +0000Superdry Co-Founder James Holder Denies Rape Allegations, Claims Encounter Was Consensualhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/superdry-co-founder-james-holder-denies-rape-allegations-claims-encounter-was-consensual/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:36:05 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/superdry-co-founder-james-holder-denies-rape-allegations-claims-encounter-was-consensual/James Holder, co-founder of the fashion brand Superdry, has denied raping a woman after a night out in Cheltenham, insisting their encounter was consensual. The 54-year-old businessman testified at Gloucester Crown Court, describing the encounter as mutually desired and refuting allegations that he took advantage of the woman’s intoxication. Holder explained that after an evening out on May 6, 2022, he and a male friend chose not to take a taxi home but instead entered a taxi with the complainant, ultimately going to her flat.