2026年5月1日 / 美国东部时间下午12:34 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社报道
这家时尚品牌Superdry的联合创始人周五被判定犯有强奸罪，案发当晚两人曾一同饮酒。
现年54岁的詹姆斯·霍尔德在格洛斯特刑事法院由陪审团裁定犯下一项强奸罪，但针对2022年5月一起性侵插入的指控，他被宣判无罪。
据英国广播公司（BBC News）报道，一名证人在法庭上表示，霍尔德与同事和朋友在英格兰切尔滕纳姆的一家名为“金与果汁”的酒吧饮酒后变得“酩酊大醉”。
该证人称，她先叫了一辆出租车，送霍尔德和他的朋友前往霍尔德的住所，随后又叫了第二辆出租车送报案人回家。证人还表示，霍尔德当时对她说：“我不回家。”
报案人称，在切尔滕纳姆的一家酒吧聚会结束后，霍尔德上了她的出租车，并未经邀请进入了她的家中。她说，霍尔德在短暂小睡醒来后对她实施了性侵。她作证称，尽管她恳求对方停止，霍尔德仍继续其行为，她当时哭了。
已婚且育有两个孩子的霍尔德否认了所有指控，称所有性行为均为双方自愿。
他已于5月7日在布里斯托尔刑事法院宣判前被收押。
据该公司官网信息，霍尔德是2003年Superdry的联合创始人之一，到2018年时，Superdry的产品已在157个国家销售。
这个街头服饰品牌因销售额下滑于2024年从伦敦证券交易所退市，并更名为Superdry & Co.
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Superdry co-founder James Holder convicted of rape in England
May 1, 2026 / 12:34 PM EDT / CBS/AP
The co-founder of the fashion brand Superdry was convicted Friday of rape after a night of drinking.
James Holder, 54, was found guilty by a jury in Gloucester Crown Court of one count of rape but acquitted of a separate charge of assault by penetration for the May 2022 assault.
Holder had been out for drinks at Gin and Juice, a bar in Cheltenham, England, with colleagues and friends when he became “intoxicated,” a witness told the court, BBC News reported.
The witness said she hailed a taxi for Holder and his friend to take them to Holder’s home before hailing a second taxi to take the accuser home, BBC News reported. The witness said Holder told her: “I am not going home.”
The accuser said Holder got in her taxi and entered her home uninvited after they had been at a bar in Cheltenham. She said he assaulted her after he awoke from a short nap. She testified that she cried as he carried on despite her pleas to stop.
Holder, a married father of two, denied the charges and said all sexual activity had been consensual.
Co-founder of clothing firm Superdry James Holder, is escorted by a police officer as he leaves Cirencester Magistrates’ Court, England, Friday, May 1 , 2026. Rod Minchin/PA via AP
He was jailed in advance of sentencing in Bristol Crown Court on May 7.
Holder was one of the co-founders of Superdry in 2003 and by 2018, Superdry products were sold in 157 countries, according to the company’s website.
The streetwear brand was delisted from the London Stock Exchange in 2024 after announcing a drop in sales and has rebranded as Superdry & Co.
James Holder, co-founder, brand and design director of Superdry on January 8, 2015 in London, England. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Superdry
Agence France-Presse contributed to this report.
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