Rep. Nancy Mace Sued For Defamation After Speech Alleging Sexual Assault

LOADING ERROR LOADING One of the four men Rep. Nancy Mace publicly accused of sexual assault in an hour-long speech last month has filed a defamation lawsuit against her Friday that could challenge the limits of free speech protections on the floor of Congress. But one of the men Mace named, Brian Musgrave, says the congresswoman’s speech was made not in furtherance of any legislation but “to advance a personal vendetta.” He now demands a jury trial and unspecified monetary damages. It went on: “t is with unbridled disgust that Brian Musgrave through this lawsuit is forced to utter the words: ‘I am not a rapist.’ ‘I am not a predator.’ ‘I am not a sex trafficker.’” Musgrave said in a court filing that he has been friends with Mace’s ex-fiance, Patrick Bryant, since high school and owns a beachside condominium with him. Mace alleged that Bryant had been an abusive partner in her floor speech last month and said that Musgrave and two other friends took part in the abuse.