Status Hearing Scheduled for Former South Carolina GOP Lawmaker Accused in Child Sex Abuse Material Investigation

Former lawmaker R.J. May to self-defend in federal court

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - Former state Representative Robert John (R.J.) May III was permitted by a federal judge to represent himself in trial in federal court next month on Thursday, September 4. May was federally indicted on 10 counts of child sexual abuse material. Investigators said they connected him to an account sharing child sexual abuse material through an app called "Kik." The app flagged several videos from an account called "Joe Biden…

Former Rep. May to represent himself in trial on charges of sending child sex abuse videos

Former Rep. RJ May, pictured in the House chamber, can represent himself in his trial, a judge decided Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.(Photo by Mary Ann Chastain/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — Former Rep. RJ May can represent himself in his trial, a federal judge decided Thursday. May was arrested in June on 10 charges of sending images and videos of children being sexual abuse. He has pleaded not guilty. The founding member of the ultra-co…

RJ May to Represent Himself in Federal Child Porn Trial

Disgraced ex-lawmaker dismisses counsel ahead of federal trial on child sexual abuse material charges.

Former Representative RJ May to represent himself in federal court

Former Lexington Representative faces a 10-count federal indictment on alleged distribution of child sexual abuse material

Status hearing scheduled for former South Carolina GOP lawmaker accused in child sex abuse material investigation

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Former South Carolina State Representative RJ May is expected to appear in a Columbia courtroom on Friday morning. The disgraced Republican lawmaker resigned from the State House in August after he was indicted in June on 10 federal counts related to child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors said the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cyber tip that flagged several videos shared from an account n…

Former SC lawmaker accused of sharing child porn kicks lawyers out, will represent himself

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former state Rep. RJ May, who is facing 10 counts of distributing child pornography on the internet, effectively fired his public defender lawyers Thursday and told a federal judge he will represent himself at his trial next…