Overview
- Patrick Bryant filed a civil suit in Charleston County alleging Rep. Nancy Mace and an associate conspired to invent sexual-assault accusations tied to an October 2018 incident.
- Bryant claims Mace worked with Eric Bowman’s estranged wife, Melissa Britton, to engineer the narrative that later surfaced in a February House floor speech and a separate Jane Doe lawsuit.
- The complaint alleges Mace hacked Bryant’s phone, installed a vehicle tracker, and accessed private data during their breakup in November 2023.
- Jane Doe previously sued Bryant, Bowman, and John Osborne in May, alleging she was raped and photographed while incapacitated in 2018, which the defendants deny.
- Mace denies Bryant’s allegations, notes an October 29 order sanctioning Bryant’s side over improper subpoenas and depositions, and says she will seek dismissal and file counterclaims.