Rep. Nancy Mace (Rs.C.) was personally and very unusual on Monday evening – by a group of four men, by a group of other women, by herself and by a group of other women. He filed a series of allegations of sexual abuse, rape and voyeurism committed against a woman.
Mace, who has been working at the house since 2021, spoke in the room below for nearly an hour, accusing four South Carolina men of being “predators,” and names and photos on the poster board on the house's floor. has been displayed.
“I bought my own one-way ticket to hell. It's non-stop and there's no connection so me and all your victims can see you corrupt forever,” Mace said. On the floor of the house, she said in her speech that she said it was titled “Iron sharpens iron.”
She has made many specific allegations, including finding thousands of intimate photos and videos of women and underage girls captured without consent. Mace also says that one night she was raped after being raped herself, believing that she is “deliberately neutralised.”
Mace pulled out the props during his remarks, including handcuffs – “Who wants to stand up for a woman and arrest me, my wrist is here” – two drinks of the night she said she was blacked out The glass showing the size of the glass, and the camera she said, were hidden in a facility owned by the two attackers.
Mace has also become more graphic details, but the hill has not independently confirmed the allegations. Mace said she has evidence to support her claim, but she hasn't presented it yet.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Department (SLED) said on Monday that Mace, named in December 2023, was a male mace named after the police said he had discovered the abuse after being contacted by U.S. Capitol police. We confirmed that we have started an investigation of one person.
“Since that date, Sled has conducted multiple interviews, provided multiple search warrants and has a well-documented case file that can be released at the end of the case,” the department added.
No criminal charges have been filed, and some men denied the Hill statement claim and said they are considering legal action.
The constitutional provision known as “speech or debate clauses” gives members of parliament a wide range of protection from prosecution for what they say while carrying out their legislative obligations.
A press release from Mace about her speech referenced its protections, but defended the truth behind her allegations. The United States Constitution. Her statement tonight is not a speculation, not an allegation, but a fact based on information she has discovered and documents she accidentally discovered. ”
Mace also spent most of his speech criticizing South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson (R).
Mace and Wilson are considering running for governor of South Carolina in 2026.
The South Carolina Attorney General's Office issued a statement following Mace's speech calling her statement “categorically false.”
“MS. Mace either does not understand or deliberately misunderstands the role of the Attorney General,” the office wrote. “At this time, our office has not received any reports or requests for assistance from law enforcement or prosecutors' agencies on these matters. Furthermore, the Attorney General and his office members have been advised of her official statements. He had no role or knowledge of these allegations until the statement.”
“It is clear that Attorney General Alan Wilson has built his career by protecting the most vulnerable people in our state. Otherwise, all statements are blatantly false and political. “It's motivated by,” the agency added.
The speech was given for a rather unusual scene in a House room. Here, your statement is made to comment on law, members of honor, or current events. She gave a speech Monday evening after a vote where the Chamber of Commerce was almost empty.
Lauren Beaubert (R-Colo.) and Anna Pauloina Luna (R-Fla.) sit behind the mace, joined by Tim Burchett (R-Ten) and Victoria Spartz (R-Ind). I did. ) And a handful of staff members pass through the parts. Mace also said her mother and sexual assault survivors exist in the gallery.
At one point, Mace put a red sticker on her chest saying “Survivor” and she said her staff had made it. The lawmakers handed the stickers to Beaubert, Burchett and Luna. People watching the speech from the gallery are also wearing stickers.
Mace pushed rape and sexual abuse back into key parts of her political identity, evoking her personal experiences while doing so. Mace has been discussing for a long time about being raped as a teenager, advocating exceptions to anti-abortion laws.
And over the past few months, Mace has been very vocal about defending trans women being allowed in women's toilets. year. In her speech Monday, she was on a list of measures she said aimed at protecting women and girls, including several bills aimed at transgender women.
