Nancy Mace

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Nearly eight years after the incident and more than a year after a Lowcountry representative made accusations in a speech against them, three men are facing charges in the alleged sexual assault of a young woman.

John Douglas Osborne, 46, is accused of assaulting the woman and faces charges of first-degree assault and battery, along with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Brendan Patrick Bryant, 53, is charged with voyeurism. Eric Bernard Bowman, 46, faces charges of voyeurism, obstruction of justice and publishing the name of a victim of criminal sexual conduct.

The men are accused of playing various roles in the assault of an intoxicated woman at a home on Sullivan’s Island in the early morning hours of Oct. 26, 2018.

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina’s First Congressional District accused all three defendants and one other man in February of last year in a speech she gave on the House floor in Washington, D.C.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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