Gloucestershire in the news: alleged rape offender James Holder, SD co-founder, returned to a woman’s home uninvited after a night out. Quick bio: Glos county, Cotswolds to Severn, Forest of Dean.
James Holder, 54, of Cheltenham, has been convicted by Gloucester Crown Court of raping a woman after a night out in May 2022. He has been jailed for eight years. The trial heard he entered the victim’s home uninvited, sleepily returned to a bedroom and raped her after she asked him to stop. Holder co-founded Superdry and previously led the Bench brand.