What we know about Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé’s arrest

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15 Oct 2026 • 4:09 AM MYT
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What we know about Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé’s arrest

  • Congresswoman Nancy Mace's former fiancé, Patrick Bryant, and two other men were charged with sex crimes and voyeurism in South Carolina.
  • The charges stem from an October 2018 assault of an incapacitated woman, which Mace highlighted during a House floor speech last year.
  • Authorities charged John Douglas Osborne with assault and criminal sexual conduct, while Bryant and Eric Bernard Bowman face voyeurism charges.
  • Bowman was also charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly wiping a cell phone sought by investigators and posting a victim's name online.
  • Following the arrests, Mace released a statement detailing 25 legislative bills she introduced to protect sexual assault survivors and hold predators accountable.

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