Neither Bryant or Schwartz have prior criminal records, their attorneys said.
“These are egregious allegations,” said Beck, addressing Osborne before setting bail. Bryant received a $50,000 surety bond, Osborne a $225,000 bond for all three charges, and Bowman a $175,000 total bond for his three charges.
All three men were required to surrender their U.S. passports and have no contact with the alleged victim or witness. Beck advised Bowman that the order included any form of social media contact or mention.
Mace’s House speech
The allegations tie in a stunning stream of accusations Mace relayed to a national audience of online viewers from the floor of the House of Representatives on Feb. 10, 2025. She accused her ex-fiancé and three of his male business associates of recording incidents of sexual exploitation, voyeurism and assault involving multiple women without their knowledge. She, too, was a victim, she said.
In her nearly hour-long speech, she described the four men as “predators” who collaborated to victimize a host of women and keep recordings of some of their alleged acts.
Mace said she found evidence in the form of footage tied to cellphones and hidden cameras, along with a large volume of images taken of females without their knowledge.
“The purpose of my speech tonight is to make sure these women will never be forgotten, and the men who hurt them will never be allowed to get away with it or hide again,” Mace said at the time.
All four men named by Mace issued strong denials when contacted afterward by The Post and Courier.
That night, SLED also confirmed to the newspaper it had an open and active investigation that dated to Dec. 14, 2023, regarding allegations of assault, harassment and voyeurism after being contacted by U.S. Capitol Police.
“The subject of the investigation is Patrick Bryant,” SLED said in a written statement.
SLED said it has conducted multiple interviews and served multiple search warrants in the case, which it described as “complex.”