Nancy Mace’s ex-fiance, 2 other men face sex crime charges after her accusations in House speech
Authorities say the charges stem from an October 2018 assault, and Bowman also faces obstruction and victim-identification counts after investigators reviewed digital evidence.
- On Wednesday, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged three men—John Douglas Osborne, Brendan Patrick Bryant, and Eric Bernard Bowman—with sex crimes and voyeurism stemming from an alleged 2018 incident on Sullivan's Island.
- Republican Representative Nancy Mace publicly accused the trio of sexual misconduct during a February 2025 House speech, describing evidence of exploitation she discovered while engaged to Bryant.
- Osborne faces first-degree assault and battery plus two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, while Bryant and Bowman each face voyeurism charges; Bowman additionally faces obstruction of justice and publishing a victim's name.
- All three men were booked into the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston County, as Mace released a statement detailing 25 proposed bills to strengthen victim protections.
- Bryant previously denied the allegations; the 9th Circuit Solicitor's Office will prosecute the case, though authorities emphasize these charges are allegations and the defendants remain unconvicted.
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Nancy Mace's Ex Hit With Criminal Charges
Rep. Nancy Mace’s former fiancé and two other men have been criminally charged in South Carolina. Prosecutors announced charges against Brendan Patrick Bryant, Eric Bernard Bowman, and John Douglas Osborne in connection with an alleged sexual assault involving a heavily intoxicated 23-year-old woman in 2018. The allegations came from a Republican congresswoman who publicly raised […]
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