Overview
- Patrick Bryant filed a civil complaint in Charleston County alleging Rep. Nancy Mace and Melissa Britton engineered a false 2018 assault narrative and induced a Jane Doe to sue.
- The lawsuit seeks damages for defamation, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, conversion, civil conspiracy, and aiding and abetting.
- Bryant claims no video of an assault exists and alleges Mace hacked his phone, placed a tracker on his car, and discussed using his data with a political consultant.
- Jane Doe separately sued Bryant, Eric Bowman, and John Osborne in May over an October 2018 incident, and the accused men have denied wrongdoing.
- Mace says she will move to dismiss and file counterclaims after a judge on Oct. 29 sanctioned an attorney for Bryant’s company to pay tens of thousands to her and Jane Doe.