Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is raising allegations against a former fiancé and his business associates.

Mace said she was speaking out because her home state’s top prosecutor didn’t take action even after she alerted investigators. That same prosecutor is likely to be Mace’s opponent if she runs for governor of South Carolina in 2026, which she is considering.

Saying she was going “scorched earth,” Mace detailed how, in November 2023, she says she “accidentally uncovered some of the most heinous crimes against women imaginable. We’re talking about rape, non-consensual photos, non-consensual videos of women and underage girls, and the premeditated, calculated exploitation of women and girls in my district.”

Mace mentioned four men as being involved, including Charleston-area businessman Patrick Bryant, who was her fiancé until 2023 and went door-to-door stumping for her during her 2022 reelection campaign.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Let’s not sink to their level and deny rape just because they do. Yes she’s a hypocrite and a horrible person. That doesn’t mean we need to pretend she wasn’t raped even if she would be that way about other women.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 hours ago

        Do you think most rape victims would appreciate you using something so incredibly traumatic to illustrate absurdity?

        • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
          1·
          4 hours ago

          Nope. And hopefully understanding the reality of the Republican Party will sway them from supporting them. Republicans have very clearly shown they think women are for breeding, and have often sided with the rapist, or gone easy on them. After all, the leader of their party is a convicted rapist sexual abuser.

          Now stop your poor attempt at empathy, we all know you’re just doing this to bully people online.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            1·
            4 hours ago

            I’m sorry, but thinking it’s okay to upset rape victims to earn political points does not make you any better than Republicans who also make light of rape.

            Also, how the fuck does empathizing with rape victims bully anyone?

            Are you seriously badmouthing the concept of empathy? Also, for the record, I empathize with rape victims because I know multiple rape victims.

            Edit: for that matter, you almost certainly do too. But I can understand why they would be reluctant to to talk to you about it.