Three men charged over alleged 2018 sexual assault

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 15:32 · Archive

South Carolina police have charged three men with offences relating to an alleged sexual assault of an intoxicated woman in 2018.

South Carolina law enforcement has charged three men in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an intoxicated woman at a home on Sullivan's Island on 26 October 2018, nearly eight years after the incident.

John Douglas Osborne, 46, faces charges of first-degree assault and battery and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Brendan Patrick Bryant, 53, is charged with voyeurism. Eric Bernard Bowman, 46, faces charges of voyeurism, obstruction of justice and publishing the name of a sexual assault victim.

Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina's First Congressional District publicly accused all three defendants and a fourth man in a speech on the House floor in Washington, D.C. in February of last year. Mace revealed that she had been contacted by the victim and was assisting the woman in obtaining justice.

How it is being reported

• SLED charges 3 men accused on House floor by Rep. Nancy MaceNearly eight years after the incident and more than a year after a Lowcountry representative made accusations in a speech against them, three men are facing charges in the alleged sexual assault of a young woman.Live5News · 14 Oct, 15:12
• SLED charges 3 men accused on House floor by Rep. Nancy MaceNearly eight years after the incident and more than a year after a Lowcountry representative made accusations in a speech against them, three men are facing charges in the alleged sexual assault of a young woman.WISTV · 14 Oct, 15:12

In this story: Nancy Mace · John Douglas Osborne · Brendan Patrick Bryant · Eric Bernard Bowman · Sullivan's Island · South Carolina

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