 Our Congress has become the Jerry Springer Show.
From The Daily Mail, "Nancy Mace makes stunning accusations of rape and sex trafficking in 'scorched earth' House floor speech":
Rep. Nancy Mace delivered an astonishing speech on the floor of the House Monday night where she said she had uncovered a ring of men who engaged in serial rape and sex trafficking while filming their victims.
The South Carolina Republican brought a series of props to the well of the House including handcuffs, cameras, a safe, and a drinking glass to illustrate her case, as she spoke for more than half an hour on the floor about the explosive allegations.
Mace said the glass served as a representation of how she says she was raped after blacking out when served two small vodka sodas.
She identified the alleged perpetrators by name – even giving the towns they live in – on the House floor during extended speaking time that had been yielded to her by the congressional Republican leadership.
‘I will burn this system to the ground if I have to,’ she intoned.
‘Today, I’m going scorched earth,’ vowed Mace, who wore white and invoked her Christian faith during her speech.
[...] Mace says she gained access to the information after going through the phones and digital equipment of the man she claims was just one of four ‘predators.’
She says she used it to contact another woman she learned was raped, documenting ‘almost a dozen victims.’
One person she identified, ex-fiance Patrick Bryant, vociferously denied the allegations against him in a statement to DailyMail.com.
‘I categorically deny these allegations,’ he said. ‘I take this matter seriously and will cooperate fully with any necessary legal processes to clear my name.’
Another person Mace identified in her speech responded: 'I unequivocally deny all the allegations made against me which are baseless, repugnant and defamatory. I intend to fight this in a court of law.'
The Charleston, South Carolina lawmaker says she uncovered digital evidence of women and girls being photographed without their knowledge – ultimately finding herself in the images in a discovery that shook her to the core.
‘This monster stole my body. It felt like I had been raped. He stole my body without my permission, without my knowledge, and without my consent,’ she said while describing how she responded to the discovery.
But while describing a 2022 incident where she said she blacked out, she added: ‘I was raped that night. Was it Patrick Bryant? I don't know, but I was raped.’
[...] Mace says she contacted law enforcement, which elected not to pursue the case.
Although she does not specify how she handed over the information she obtained, she said the state did not accept ‘additional, physical’ evidence from her late last year. Live 5 News has a more:
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division confirmed Monday night it has an active investigation into accusations of assault, voyeurism and harassment involving the former fiance of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace.
“SLED opened an investigation regarding allegations of assault, harassment, and voyeurism on Dec. 14, 2023, after being contacted by the United States Capitol Police,” SLED spokesperson Renee Wunderlich said in a statement. “Since that date SLED has conducted multiple interviews, served multiple search warrants, and has a well-documented case file that will be available for release upon the conclusion of the case.”
The subject of the SLED investigation is Patrick Bryant, whom Mace identified as her former fiance during a speech on the U.S. House floor earlier Monday night.
Wunderlich said the investigation is active and ongoing and has “involved multiple lawyers.”
[...] The First District Congresswoman alleged four men from Sullivan’s Island, the Isle of Palms, Mount Pleasant and Rock Hill, conspired to commit rape and to take nonconsensual exploitative photos and videos of women and underage girls.
She further claimed that when she confronted Bryant about evidence she found of the alleged crimes, he assaulted her.
She also said while visiting a property owned by one of the men in 2022, she was served two small vodka soda and inexplicably blacked out. She said she found multiple videos of women who were naked or were being abused and said one of the videos showed her.
However, none of the municipalities where the men live were able to confirm that any such crime had been reported.
There is no record of charges against any of the four men.
Mace also takes aim at SC attorney general, his office responds
Mace accused South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson of “deliberate delays” in investigating and did not indict any of the men after being provided with “clear cut and dry evidence” that included video, photos and witnesses.
Attorney General’s Office spokesman Robert Kittle released a statement Monday night, calling Mace’s allegations about Wilson’s conduct “categorically false:”
Ms. Mace either does not understand or is purposefully mischaracterizing the role of the Attorney General. At this time, our office has not received any reports or requests for assistance from any law enforcement or prosecution agencies regarding these matters. Additionally, the Attorney General and members of his office have had no role and no knowledge of these allegations until her public statements.
Congresswoman Mace and the Attorney General have been at multiple events together over the last six months. She also has the Attorney General’s personal cellphone number. Not once has she approached or reached out to him regarding any of her concerns.
Regarding her claim that the Attorney General refused to receive evidence of a crime from a victim’s attorney, it is important to clarify that the Attorney General is the chief prosecutor. For this reason, the Attorney General would always direct any citizen to provide evidence of a crime to the appropriate law enforcement agency, which would be responsible for the investigation.
Since stepping into office, the Attorney General has made it a priority to strengthen the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, establish the Human Trafficking Task Force, which is now considered a model nationwide, led efforts to reform the state’s domestic violence laws, and created the Crime Victim Services Division, which makes it easier for victims to receive help. Before serving as Attorney General, Alan Wilson served as an Assistant Solicitor and Assistant Attorney General, successfully prosecuting many heinous crimes against women and children.
It is clear that Attorney General Alan Wilson has built his career on protecting the most vulnerable in our state; any statement otherwise is blatantly false and politically motivated. "[Attorney General Alan Wilson] is likely to be Mace's opponent if she runs for governor of South Carolina in 2026, which she is considering," the AP reports.
Note she claims this drugging/rape incident occurred in 2022 and then contrast that with the video above from July 2023 where Mace decided to tell Tim Scott's Prayer Breakfast all about her great sex life with then fiancé Patrick Bryant.
She came forward with these accusations only after their breakup in late 2023.
I look forward to police releasing their full investigation.
UPDATE: Here's the full transcript of her speech (pdf).
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