Nancy Mace's ex-fiancé and associates charged with sex crimes
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 19:51 · Archive
Rep. Nancy Mace's former fiancé Patrick Bryant and two other men have been charged with sex crimes and voyeurism.
Rep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant and his business associate Eric Bernard Bowman have been charged with voyeurism after the South Carolina congresswoman accused them of being sexual predators in a House speech. John Douglas Osborne faces charges of first-degree assault and battery and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. The charges relate to an alleged October 2018 assault on a 23-year-old incapacitated and intoxicated woman at a home in Sullivan's Island, a suburb of Charleston.
According to sworn statements by South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division agents, the three men discussed beforehand who would assault the woman, and they recorded and photographed the assault. The woman had fallen into a pool and was passed out on a couch, agents said. A witness observing a security system feed at the home saw the assault, took pictures and documented it in a journal.
Mace and Bryant were not yet engaged at the time of the assault. They became engaged in 2022 and ended their engagement in 2023. In her House floor speech in February 2025, Mace described uncovering 'rape, non-consensual photos, non-consensual videos of women and underage girls, and the premeditated, calculated exploitation' in her district. Bryant has since sued Mace for defamation, though Mace has claimed constitutional protections under the Speech or Debate Clause.
How it is being reported
- Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé, 3 biz partners charged with sex crimes after rep exposed ‘depraved’ acts in bombshell House speechRep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant and two other men were charged with sex crimes following her House floor speech.New York Post · 14 Oct, 19:30
- Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé and associates charged with sex crimes and voyeurismAfter the arrests, Mace released a statement detailing the 25 bills she says will protect victims of sexual assaultIndependent World · 14 Oct, 19:18
In this story: Nancy Mace · Patrick Bryant · Eric Bernard Bowman · John Douglas Osborne · South Carolina · Sullivan's Island · Charleston
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