In an emotional moment during a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Republican Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina displayed what she said was a nude photo of herself, allegedly taken without her consent by her former fianc, Patrick Bryant.

The hearing, focused on “surveillance in private spaces,” took a personal turn as Mace recounted her experience as a victim of what she described as non-consensual filming and sex crimes.

“Today I will show my naked body on one of the videos predator and rapist Patrick Bryant took of me and many other women,” Mace declared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) just before the hearing. “Without our knowledge. Without our permission. And without our consent.”

During her remarks, Mace accused Bryant of secretly recording her during intimate moments, a charge he has vehemently denied. In a statement released Tuesday, Bryant called the claims “false and outrageous,” saying he “categorically denies” any wrongdoing and will “take additional steps to clear [his] name at the right time.”

The South Carolina Republican has previously spoken out about being a rape survivor and used Tuesday’s hearing to amplify her call for stronger privacy protections and accountability for those who exploit private moments without consent.

Mace also publicly named three other men, accusing them of rape, sex trafficking, and recording sexual acts without consent involving her and other women.