Nancy Mace’s Ex Claims She Fabricated Sexual Assault Allegations Against Him

Willa Pope Robbins Nov 7th, 2025, 6:02 pm

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Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) former fiancé filed a lawsuit against her on Thursday, claiming that the congresswoman fabricated sexual assault allegations against him to blackmail him during their separation in 2023.

Patrick Bryant , Mace’s former partner, alleged that the allegations made against him by Mace and a “Jane Doe” in a May lawsuit were false.

The original lawsuit claimed that “Jane Doe” was assaulted by a man at a 2018 party in the home of Eric Bowman, and that Bowman and Bryant filmed the event. Mace publicly accused the men of the alleged crime in a lengthy floor speech in February.

Bryant’s suit alleged tha

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