S.C. cops say Nancy Mace rape claims have been open case since 2023

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

“SLED opened an probe regarding allegations of assault, harassment, and voyeurism connected Dec. 14, 2023, aft being contacted by the United States Capitol Police,” SLED spokesperson Renee Wunderlich said successful a connection emailed to the Daily News. “Since that day SLED has conducted aggregate interviews, served aggregate hunt warrants, and has a well-documented lawsuit record that volition beryllium disposable for merchandise upon the decision of the case.”

The South Carolina Republican typical successful an hour-long code Monday nighttime accused her erstwhile fiancé, Patrick Bryant, of drugging, raping and filming her and different women, aided by 3 “business partners,” arsenic discovered successful a video she had stumbled upon successful November 2023 that “shocked maine to my core.”

The videos, filmed without consent, showed Mace and a twelve oregon much different women successful sexually compromising situations, the congresswoman said. Moreover, she alleged, Bryant had assaulted her erstwhile she confronted him astir the videos.

SLED besides confirmed that Bryant was the taxable of its investigation.

“This progressive and ongoing probe is analyzable and has progressive aggregate lawyers,” the part said. “Once the probe is completed, it volition beryllium sent to a authoritative for review.”

Bryant said the accusations were untrue.

“I categorically contradict these allegations,” Bryant said successful a statement. “I instrumentality this substance earnestly and volition cooperate afloat with immoderate indispensable ineligible processes to wide my name.”

Mace past went connected to impeach her imaginable gubernatorial hostile successful the adjacent election, Democratic authorities Attorney General Alan Wilson, of failing to indict anyone contempt “clear, cut-and-dry evidence” including video, photos and witnesses, and said helium has alternatively caused “deliberate delays” successful the investigation.

Wilson’s bureau called Mace’s implications “blatantly mendacious and politically motivated.”

With News Wire Services