{"id":357214,"date":"2026-07-01T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/superdry-co-founder-raped-me-then-acted-like-nothing-had-happened-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:00:14","slug":"superdry-co-founder-raped-me-then-acted-like-nothing-had-happened-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/superdry-co-founder-raped-me-then-acted-like-nothing-had-happened-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Superdry co-founder raped me, then acted like nothing had happened | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PAl5MCy5uc0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Superdry co-founder raped me, then acted like nothing had happened | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PAl5MCy5uc0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A woman who was raped by Superdry co-founder James Holder has told the BBC she had been working for him at the time of the attack. <\/p>\n<p>Gemma, not her real name, was attacked by the disgraced fashion boss in her own home after Holder got into her taxi following work drinks in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview, she described feeling fear and dread on the following Monday morning as she walked into work at a new business Holder had launched after leaving Superdry in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Holder, 54, was jailed in May for eight years for raping Gemma. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman who was raped by Superdry co-founder James Holder has told the BBC she had been working for him at the time of the attack. 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