Vindication for Nancy Mace? Three SC Men Including

In February 2025, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01) gave a very long speech during the “Special Orders” session on the House flooring, where she accused her ex-fiancé, Brendan Patrick Bryant, and three of his business associates (Eric Bernard Bowman, John Douglas Osborne, and Brian Musgrave) of sex-related crimes and documented their alleged crimes. Mace claimed that she had “a trove of 10,000 videos” and other photographic evidence to show her data of the alleged assaults.

In that speech, Mace said:

In November 2023, I by chance uncovered some of the most heinous crimes against ladies conceivable. We’re speaking about rape, non-consensual photographs, non-consensual videos of ladies and underaged ladies. And the premeditative, calculated exploitation of ladies and ladies in my district.

As RedState reported, Mace detailed how she got here across this damaging intel, along with the dates and situations they allegedly occurred. In November, Bryant turned around and sued Mace, claiming she fabricated the 2018 allegations that Bryant was a half of the inappropriate assault allegedly made on a “Jane Doe” at a companion’s home.

It appears a 12 months later, the tables have turned. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has arrested Brendan Patrick Bryant, Eric Bernard Bowman, and John Douglas Osborne on alleged sex-related offenses surrounding that alleged 2018 incident.

Nearly eight years after the incident and more than a 12 months after a Lowcountry consultant made accusations in a speech against them, three males are dealing with fees in the alleged inappropriate assault of a younger lady. Details – https://t.co/iLleSkq8j0 https://t.co/KnDeMj2cKS

— FOX Carolina News (@foxcarolinanews) October 14, 2026

Mace’s ex-fiance Brendan Patrick Bryant, and his associates Eric Bernard Bowman and John Douglas Osborne have been arrested and charged with sex-related offenses in connection to an incident that occurred on Sullivan’s Island in October 2018, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Affidavits alleged that a 23-year-old feminine sufferer had consumed alcoholic drinks, fell into a swimming pool and later handed out on a couch while drunk. She was reportedly unable to converse coherently or stroll usually.

While the unidentified lady was unconscious, the three males allegedly mentioned inappropriate exploits before agreeing that Osborne would have intercourse with her while the other two males watched and photographed the incident.

South Carolina law enforcement brokers said the incident was also seen on a security system feed at the home in Sullivan’s Island. Another lady had seen the assault happen, took photos, and wrote about it in a journal, according to the Associated Press.

Osborne has been charged with first-degree assault and battery and two counts of third-degree prison inappropriate conduct. Bowman has been charged with voyeurism, obstruction of justice, and publishing the title of a sufferer of prison inappropriate conduct. Bryant was charged with voyeurism.

SLED announced Wednesday morning that three outstanding Lowcountry businessmen Patrick Bryant, Eric Bowman and John Osborne have all been arrested on inappropriately associated offenses early Wednesday morning. https://t.co/TbMegjra4u

— WACH FOX (@wachfox) October 14, 2026

Brian Musgrave managed to escape any fees. 

Mace was maligned and condemned for making that 2025 speech. Depending on how the SLED fees play out, she just might go away workplace finally vindicated.

Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will decide the destiny of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must keep control of both chambers of Congress.

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