Superdry Co-Founder's Trial for Rape Allegations

0:00On April 28, James Holder, the 54-year-old co-founder of Super Dry, is on trial for rape and assault by penetration after a boozy night out, and Shelton them back on May 6, 2022. Court heard he got way too drunk at a bar. A taxi was called to take him home to the Cotswolds, but he flat out refused and jumped into another cab. Instead, that second taxi belonged to the woman accusing him, and somehow they all ended up at her flat in Sheltonham. Witnesses describe the scene as chaotic, with Holder and his buddy ditching their ride and piling in uninvited, while friends tried to sort out. Drop-offs amid the late night haze. Next morning, a concerned friend checked on the woman and heard her story. She crashed on the floor after Holder took over her bed, then things. Escalated into kissing and sex, she says she didn't want. The friend noted it all seemed off, especially with everyone so intoxicated. Holder admits the sex happened, but insisted was fully consensual, laying out details in his police interview read in court. No one's disputing the act itself, just the consent part, as the multi-millionaire

1:05businessman fights the charges. Trials rolling on a Gloucester Crown Court and siren cester, with more testimony expected to unpack will win down that night.