r/news • u/AudibleNod • 11h ago

South Carolina Ex-fiancé of Rep. Nancy Mace and 2 others charged with sex crimes she described in House speech

https://www.denver7.com/us-news/crime/ex-fiance-of-rep-nancy-mace-and-2-others-charged-with-sex-crimes-she-described-in-house-speech
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u/duffmcgruff528 10h ago

Prior to her speaking on the house floor, it was not uncommon for Nancy and Patrick’s romance to play out in open spaces. It ranged from innocent incidents like the linked article below to rumors of sex parties Nancy was involved in. The latter was always rumors spoken about in the same circles that also talked about things like Lindsey Granham’s “ladybugs” if you know that story.

Because of these rumors there were a subset of people who believe Nancy knew about these sex acts the 3 committed and may have also partook in some. The people perceived Nancy’s floor speach as her not trying to save the victims but her trying to get back at her ex after they broke up.

But again these are all rumors.

https://medium.com/backyard-theology/politician-jokes-about-skipping-pre-marital-sex-to-attend-prayer-breakfast-ef66f789b9e5

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u/canthearyouwhat 6h ago

Thank you for this. I was trying to remember for a while there was some rumors about her involvement and it gain some minor credence because she preemptively made an announcement defending herself before it came out.

I'm guessing they couldn't verify the rumors and it wasn't mentioned again (as far as I could tell)

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u/duffmcgruff528 6h ago

Pre floor speech they were also suing each other back and forth over things like investment properties. Clearly there was bad blood all over the place after the break up.

But for what it’s worth Nancy has only made those claims in that floor speech where she was protected from libel. The fact that she won’t state them in another venue without that protection has fueled the fire that none of this was justice for the victims.

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u/filthy_harold 4h ago

Probably on the advice of her lawyer

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u/efficiens 10h ago

I appreciate the clarity and extra context.

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u/2v4lve 8h ago

Getting back at the ex for clout is way more her personality type

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u/Little_View_6659 1h ago

She don’t got time for that.