Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) shared a photo of what she described as a “naked silhouette” of herself that she said was taken without her consent while renewing allegations of sexual abuse against multiple men, including her ex-fiance, during a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
The four men Mace has accused of crimes have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The South Carolina Republican framed her testimony as part of a broader effort to advocate for stronger legal protections for victims of nonconsensual recording and sexual misconduct.
The remarkable moment from a sitting member of Congress came during a hearing for the House Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee, which Mace chairs, titled “Breach of Trust: Surveillance in Private Spaces.”
Along with the photo of herself, Mace presented a series of censored images of women, which she claimed were pulled from recordings belonging to her ex-fiance and Charleston tech entrepreneur Patrick Bryant — who has denied Mace’s allegations. Mace also said the photos of the unidentified women were taken without their consent.
In a statement to POLITICO on Tuesday, Bryant called the accusations Mace made during the hearing “false” and “outrageous.”
“I have never raped anyone,” Bryant said. “I have never hidden cameras … ”
