Public attorney to defend suspended SC representative from child sexual abuse material charges

Public attorney to defend suspended SC representative from child sexual abuse material charges

Rep. RJ May, R-West Columbia, pictured at the back of the House chamber during an organizational session on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, asked to be assigned a public defender in federal court Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Photo by Mary Ann Chastain/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — A taxpayer-funded attorney will defend suspended Rep. RJ May against charges of distributing child sexual abuse material, a federal judge decided Tuesday. May, a fou…