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Rep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiance, two others charged with sex crimes
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What happenedAuthorities charged three men Rep. Nancy Mace accused in a 2025 House floor speech of sexually abusing women and girls with sexual assault offenses.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "3 Men Accused by Nancy Mace in House Speech Are Charged With Sex Crimes". The center frames it as "Rep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiance, two others charged with sex crimes".
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Left / center-left3 Men Accused by Nancy Mace in House Speech Are Charged With Sex Crimes
New York Times Politics · Center-left · News report
CenterRep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiance, two others charged with sex crimes
UPI · Center · Wire story
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3 Men Accused by Nancy Mace in House Speech Are Charged With Sex Crimes
The former fiancé of the South Carolina representative and two of his business associates were charged on Wednesday with sex crimes and voyeurism in connection with a 2018 incident.
