Nancy Mace, the firebrand South Carolina Republican who is considering a run for governor, made headlines Monday when she gave a highly unusual speech on the U.S. House floor accusing four men—including her former fiancé—of rape,

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Nancy Mace's former fiancé, Patrick Bryant, "categorically" denied the allegations to the South Carolina Daily Gazette newspaper.

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace’s sexual abuse “victim hotline” was blasted by victim advocates for not actually functioning as a hotline should. Mace made a big to-do about the hotline Monday evening in a wild speech on the House floor in which she accused her ex-fiancé and three other men of sexual misconduct.

South Carolina Congresswomen Nancy Mace is accusing her ex fiance of drugging and raping her. The 47-year-old Republican and her ex fiance, Patrick Bryant, were engaged for a year. In her speech, Mace claims she discovered video on Bryant's cellphone showing him having sex with a woman who was apparently drugged.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division confirmed Tuesday that it had been investigating accusations levied on the House floor by Rep. Nancy Mace since December 2023.