Mace said she was naming the men as a way of “sounding the alarm on predators who are still roaming the streets of South Carolina.”

“When I uncovered evidence of sex trafficking, rape, and illegal filming and photographing of women, I didn’t just see victims — I saw a system which failed to protect them,” said Mace, who has been vocal about her own experiences with assault.

“I saw criminals who thought they could get away with it because no one had the guts, no one had the courage, no one had the bravery, to call them out or hold them accountable,” the congresswoman added. “Because we are filled with cowards.”

In her speech, Mace said she accessed videos and photographs that she believes serve as evidence that the men engaged in sexual acts involving children, sexual assault, and rape. She counted herself as among those violated, saying she found videos of herself that she didn’t consent to and recalled blacking out after drinking two vodka sodas at a property owned by one of the men.

“I was raped that night,” Mace said, noting she is unsure by whom exactly.

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“These predators are not untouchable,” Mace added. “These predators are not invisible, and these predators are not invincible, and today, their names will be tied to their crimes and their cowardice forever.”

The Washington Examiner has declined to name the men mentioned in Mace’s speech but reached out to them for comment.

She also accused South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson of not doing enough to protect women. Both Wilson and Mace are expected to vie for the South Carolina governorship in 2026, though neither has launched a bid.

Mace took a shot at Wilson’s visit to Beaufort, South Carolina, where he said he would “allow his record to speak for itself.” Mace has hit back against that previously.

“Mr. Attorney General, be careful what you wish for — your record speaks loud and clear. Women who come forward are treated like criminals under your leadership, in your system, and on your watch,” Mace said. 

She said Wilson was not a “real man” because “real men protect women,” claiming that under his leadership, women who came forward to report crimes were “threatened with arrest like I was.”

“You’ve turned a blind eye to women and girls for the last 15 years,” Mace alleged.

In a statement, Wilson’s office called the allegations against him “categorically false.”

“At this time, our office has not received any reports or requests for assistance from any law enforcement or prosecution agencies regarding these matters,” Wilson’s office said. “Additionally, the Attorney General and members of his office have had no role and no knowledge of these allegations until her public statements.”

“Congresswoman Mace and the Attorney General have been at multiple events together over the last six months. She also has the Attorney General’s personal cellphone number. Not once has she approached or reached out to him regarding any of her concerns,” the attorney general’s office continued.

Monday’s speech marks the latest bombshell from Mace, who has generated recent headlines with her push to restrict transgender bathroom access, targeting in particular Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), the first transgender member of Congress.

The congresswoman said she was assaulted by a “pro-trans man” at the Capitol in December last year, wearing a brace on her wrist for several days after the alleged incident. The person accused of the assault pleaded not guilty.

“All the violence and threats keep proving our point,” Mace said at the time. “Women deserve to be safe. Your threats will not stop my fight for women.”

Mace, the first female graduate of the Citadel, originally signaled her plans to give a floor speech over the weekend. An advisory from Mace’s office detailed that her statements are “quintessential ‘legislative acts’” and protected by the Speech and Debate clause of the Constitution.

“Her statements tonight are not conjecture, they are not allegations, they are facts based on information she uncovered and documents she accidentally discovered,” the congresswoman’s office stated.

While on the House floor on Monday, Mace held up handcuffs.

“If anyone would like to arrest me for standing up for women — here are my wrists,” Mace said. “Take me to jail.”

Sitting behind her were Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), and Victoria Spartz (R-IN). She displayed a victim hotline number on a poster during her remarks as well.

Mace has a history of using legislative floor speeches to make deeply personal announcements, as well as denounce her own party over its treatment of women. After two decades of silence, Mace detailed her experience with rape, speaking on the floor of the South Carolina legislature while state lawmakers were discussing a fetal heartbeat abortion ban in 2019. She advocated exceptions for rape and incest.

“It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you are on, there are so many of us who share this trauma and this experience,” Mace said in an interview with the Associated Press. “Rape and incest are not partisan issues.”