U.S. Rep Nancy Mace publicly showed a nude silhouette photo of herself and censored images of other women — taken without their knowledge — that she said she found on her ex-finance’s phone.

In her continued push for tougher voyeurism laws, Mace, R-S.C., on Tuesday showed the photos that she says, were secretly kept “for years” by her former finance. Most of the photos she presented had circles covering the victim’s bodies and none revealed their identities.

The photos were shared during a hearing by the committee on oversight and governmental reform — titled Breach of Trust: Surveillance in Private Spaces, which Mace chairs, to push for two proposals she’s sponsored, the Sue Voyeurs Act and the Stop Voyeurs Act.

“This isn’t just creepy, it’s criminal,” Mace said. “Under weak state laws, in South Carolina, first time offenders face a misdemeanor and a small $500 fine. That’s not justice, that is betrayal. Real men guard a woman’s privacy, but predators harvest it.”

On the U.S. House floor in February, Mace accused four men of voyeurism and rape, while also accusing South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson of not prosecuting the case. The attorney general’s office said no case had been referred to it and only learned about the accusations through Mace’s floor speech.

Both Mace and Wilson are considering runs for governor and are considered two of the top potential Republican hopefuls.

During Tuesday’s hearing, Mace said one of the four men, her ex-fiance Patrick Bryant, had groups of photos including women’s buttocks, photos of nude women in compromised positions and unsuspected up skirt images.

Mace said her evidence includes more than 10,000 videos she discovered after being given access to Bryant’s mobile phone. Bryant is currently under investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Joseph LaSorsa, founder and president of LaSorsa and Associates, a security consultancy firm that specializes in corporate counterespionage, testified Tuesday that affordable commercially available technology has made it easy for people to record others without their knowledge.

“As someone who routinely performs technical surveillance countermeasures, inspections or bug sweeps of offices, residences and short-term rentals, I can confirm that these hidden cameras can be disguised as smoke detectors, alarm clocks, power adapters or everyday common devices found in places where individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy,” LaSorsa said.

After Mace February remarks, she said Bryant threatened a defamation suit against “his victims,” including her.

“I say ‘Bring it on, brother,’ because there is no defamation in the truth, and if you’re going to be the kind of moron and monster that sues his own victims, may God help you,” Mace said.

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