Mace said she was speaking out because her home state’s top prosecutor didn’t take action even after she alerted investigators. That same prosecutor is likely to be Mace’s opponent if she runs for governor of South Carolina in 2026, which she is considering.

Saying she was going “scorched earth,” Mace detailed how, in November 2023, she says she “accidentally uncovered some of the most heinous crimes against women imaginable. We’re talking about rape, non-consensual photos, non-consensual videos of women and underage girls, and the premeditated, calculated exploitation of women and girls in my district.”

Mace mentioned four men as being involved, including Charleston-area businessman Patrick Bryant, who was her fiancé until 2023 and went door-to-door stumping for her during her 2022 reelection campaign.

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    Commenting on their level is important to illustrate how absurd they are.

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      21 hours ago

      Do you think most rape victims would you appreciate using something so incredibly traumatic to illustrate absurdity?

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        Nope. And hopefully understanding the reality of the Republican Party will sway them from supporting them. Republicans have very clearly shown they think women are for breeding, and have often sided with the rapist, or gone easy on them. After all, the leader of their party is a convicted rapist sexual abuser.

        Now stop your poor attempt at empathy, we all know you’re just doing this to bully people online.

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          I’m sorry, but thinking it’s okay to upset rape victims to earn political points does not make you any better than Republicans who also make light of rape.

          Also, how the fuck does empathizing with rape victims bully anyone?

          Are you seriously badmouthing the concept of empathy? Also, for the record, I empathize with rape victims because I know multiple rape victims.

          Edit: for that matter, you almost certainly do too. But I can understand why they would be reluctant to to talk to you about it.

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            You’re not empathizing with rape. You troll around looking for arguments. Then you get your jollies attacking specific people. Kinda like how you lost your job moderating. You don’t care about people, you care about those endorphins you get from attacking people online. You pretend to be a “good guy,” but we all know who you really are—a sad old man in a shed who feels sorry for themselves and needs to take it out on other people.