Ex-Republican South Carolina House member admits to distributing hundreds of child sex abuse videos

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/sex-crimes-south-carolina-lawmaker-a580b0dd523986a01cab9770997b4f2a

Ex-Republican South Carolina House member admits to distributing hundreds of child sex abuse videos
By JEFFREY COLLINS
Updated 4:37 PM CDT, September 29, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Republican South Carolina Rep. RJ May admitted in court Monday that he sent hundreds of videos of children being sexually abused to people across the country on social media.

May pleaded guilty to what prosecutors in court papers called a “five-day child pornography spree” in the spring of 2024.

May, who resigned earlier this year, is accused of using the screen name “joebidennnn69” to exchange 220 different files of toddlers and young children involved in sex acts on the Kik social media network, according to court documents that graphically detailed the videos.

May, 38, pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing the videos and faces five to 20 years in prison on each charge. He will have to register as a sex offender and could be fined up to $250,000, according to his plea agreement.

May was in his third term in the South Carolina House and was attacking fellow Republicans to go in a more conservative direction before he resigned.

“We as legislators have an obligation to insure that our children have no harm done to them,” May said in January 2024 on the House floor during a debate on transgender care for minors.

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[Coldwater]

1. The hypocrisy is unbelievable

https://i.imgur.com/4fkakpw_d.webp?maxwidth=760&fidelity=grand

[oasis]

2. Put that slimy Rethug away for a long time.

[58Sunliner]

3. I bet he knows the judge from South Carolina-

Charleston County magistrate judge arrested, held without bail for child porn, rape. These people don't live in a vacuum.
https://www.live5news.com/2025/09/22/charleston-judge-accused-having-child-sex-abuse-material-remain-jail/

[Coventina]

4. Drag Queen?

[H2O Man]

5. No.

Please. Help me erase any and all memories of reading this. It's not that I'm surprised, but so fucking disgusted.

Recommended.

[chowder66]

6. Toddlers and children were being raped and sexually abused FFS!!!!

Why do the media keep insisting in them being “involved” in sex acts!! Damn it! Get it right!!

[sheshe2]

7. LOCK HIM UP!

[irisblue]

8. ##NotADragQueen. Just the too common pale male authoritarian kiddy abuser

[Buddyzbuddy]

9. What a sick f.ck.

I hope he knows they're going to have a welcome party. It's a chilling thought but he should've thought about it before. He should have been helping those babies, not exploiting their sexual abuse.