Ex-fiance of Nancy Mace and two others charged with sex crimes she detailed in House speech
Republican representative described the assault in a nearly hourlong speech in February 2025 that named the men Nancy Mace’s former fiance and two of his business associates were charged with sex crimes and voyeurism on Wednesday over an episode the South Carolina representative described in detail during a speech last year on the House floor, about how crimes against women are not investigated…
Nancy Mace, a Republican representative from South Carolina, recently detailed a sex crime against a woman she encountered during a House speech in February 2025. According to sworn statements from state law enforcement agents, John Douglas Osborne committed sex acts on a 23-year-old woman while her ex-fiance, Patrick Bryant, and Eric Bernard Bowman watched.
The trio allegedly discussed premeditating the assault beforehand, took photos and recorded the incident, which was also captured on a security system feed at the home in Sullivan's Island, a wealthy suburb of Charleston. Another witness, who happened to be watching the feed, took pictures and wrote about it in a journal. Osborne, 46, faces charges of first-degree assault and battery and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, while Bryant, 53, and Bowman, 46, are each charged with voyeurism.
Bowman was also charged with obstruction of justice for factory resetting a phone with investigators seeking data and posting the victim's name and a video of her on X. Bryant has not responded to requests for comment, and his attorneys have not yet returned messages. Mace, who lost her bid for South Carolina governor, introduced 25 bills aimed at protecting victims of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination, including in defamation and libel lawsuits.
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