Nancy Mace displays nude still of herself during House hearing she claims was taken without consent

South Carolina firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace on Tuesday displayed a nude still of herself during a House subcommittee hearing, which she claimed was from a video of her that was taken by her former fiancé without her consent.

Mace accused four men in February, including her ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant, of physical abuse and recording sex acts with her and others without their consent. She claimed that she found a trove of 10,000 videos and other photographic evidence in November 2023 on Bryant's phone.

Bryant and the other men have strongly denied the allegations, including one man who is suing Mace over the accusations. The former fiancé "categorically denied" her allegations again on Tuesday, and called them "false and outrageous," per Newsweek. 

"I have never raped anyone. I have never hidden cameras. I have never harmed any woman," he said. "These accusations are not just false, they are malicious and deeply personal. My mistake was loving and trusting someone who later weaponized our relationship."

Mace shared the shot during a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on "surveillance in private spaces," and claimed Bryant's actions and those of the other men were "creepy" and "criminal." The image was displayed on an easel.

"This naked silhouette is my naked body. I didn't know that I had been filmed," she insisted. "I didn't give my consent. I didn't give my permission and this particular video that Patrick Bryant recorded of me on his secret camera, he saved for over three years without my knowledge."

She also repeated her allegations in a post on X, where she announced her plan to share the image at the hearing. 

"Today I will show my naked body on one of the videos predator and rapist Patrick Bryant took of me and many other women without our knowledge. Without our permission. And without our consent," she wrote. 

Mace has not provided any direct evidence to support her claims, but turned evidence over to South Carolina law enforcement. The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division previously confirmed Bryant is being investigated for assault, harassment and voyeurism.

The development comes a day after President Donald Trump signed the "Take It Down" Act into law, which requires online platforms to remove non-consensual intimate images, including those created or altered using artificial intelligence, within 48 hours of receiving a valid request from a potential victim. 

The new law also criminalizes distribution of such sensitive material with penalties of up to seven years in prison and allows the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce compliance. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.