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Ex-Mace Fiancé Charged With Voyeurism in 2018 Assault

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC · How we work

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Bryant Charged

Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé Brendan Patrick Bryant and two men were charged with sex-crimes.
Charges relate to an alleged October 26, 2018 assault on a 23-year-old woman on Sullivan’s Island.
John Douglas Osborne, 46, faces first-degree assault-battery and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Brendan Patrick Bryant, 53, was charged with voyeurism for watching the assault.
Eric Bernard Bowman, 46, was charged with voyeurism and obstruction of justice.

Summary

Mace Proposes Bills

Rep. Nancy Mace announced a package of 25 bills to strengthen victims’ rights and curb digital exploitation.
She proposed a rule that losing plaintiffs in defamation suits must pay defendants’ attorney fees.
Mace will leave the House at the end of the term after losing the gubernatorial primary.
The 9th Circuit Solicitor’s Office will prosecute three defendants in the upcoming trial.

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Historical Context

In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act, establishing federal statutes against sexual assault and funding victim services. The law allocated $1.6 billion over five years, creating the Office on Violence Against Women within the Department of Justice and prompting 2,000 new prosecutions. Today, Rep. Nancy Mace’s 25-bill victims-rights package and the Sullivan’s Island assault charges echo VAWA’s aim to expand legal tools against digital exploitation and assault. The precedent suggests Congress may again allocate resources, while prosecutors like the 9th Circuit Solicitor’s Office could leverage VAWA-derived statutes to secure harsher penalties.

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Bryant Charged

Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé Brendan Patrick Bryant and two men were charged with sex-crimes.
Charges relate to an alleged October 26, 2018 assault on a 23-year-old woman on Sullivan’s Island.
John Douglas Osborne, 46, faces first-degree assault-battery and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Brendan Patrick Bryant, 53, was charged with voyeurism for watching the assault.
Eric Bernard Bowman, 46, was charged with voyeurism and obstruction of justice.

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