Three South Carolina men accused of sexual misconduct by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace were charged Wednesday over an alleged 2018 incident involving a woman who investigators say was unconscious due to extreme intoxication.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced Wednesday that John Douglas Osborne, 46, Brendan Patrick Bryant, 53, and Eric Bernard Bowman, 46, were charged in Charleston County. The case will be prosecuted by the 9th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, according to SLED.
Osborne faces one count of assault and battery in the first degree and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Bryant was charged with voyeurism, while Bowman faces charges of voyeurism, obstruction of justice and publishing the name of a victim of criminal sexual conduct. All three were booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center.
The charges stem from an alleged incident on Sullivan’s Island in October 2018. The woman, then 23, had reportedly consumed alcohol, fallen into a swimming pool and later passed out on a sofa.
Investigators allege the men discussed sexual activity while she was unconscious and that Osborne assaulted her while Bryant and Bowman watched. The warrants also allege that photographs or recordings were taken.
Mace publicly accused the men of sexual misconduct during a speech on the House floor in February 2025. The three men have denied the allegations, according to the South Carolina Daily Gazette. A fourth man named in Mace’s speech has not been charged in this case.
The investigation also led to additional allegations against Bowman. According to the arrest warrants, he allegedly shared the woman’s name on social media while authorities were investigating and erased information from his phone when investigators attempted to seize it.
Osborne’s attorney, Ryan Schwartz, said his client is innocent and intends to defend himself. Attorneys for Bryant and Bowman did not respond to the Gazette’s requests for comment Wednesday.