3 men accused of misconduct by Rep. Nancy Mace arrested

Key Points:

• Three men named by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a 2025 House speech about sexual assault were charged with sex crimes related to an alleged 2018 attack on an intoxicated woman at a Sullivan’s Island home; charges include first-degree assault, voyeurism, and obstruction of justice.
• The victim’s statement, read in court by a SLED advocate, compared her experience to the high-profile 2024 Cornell Seven case, highlighting the challenges survivors face when powerful individuals are involved.
• The accused—John Douglas Osborne, Brendan Patrick Bryant (Mace’s former fiancé), and Eric Bernard Bowman—were arrested, posted bail, and are subject to no-contact orders including social media restrictions; a fourth man named by Mace was not charged.
• Mace’s February 2025 House speech detailed extensive evidence of sexual exploitation involving hidden cameras and thousands of videos, implicating the men in a pattern of predatory behavior spanning nearly two decades.
• Authorities described the investigation as complex, involving multiple interviews and search warrants, and noted obstruction of justice charges against Bowman for deleting evidence on a cellphone during the probe.