US EditionRJ May Sentenced to over 17 Years in Prison
RJ May pleaded guilty to distributing over 200 videos of child sexual abuse material, receiving 17.5 years in prison plus $58,500 restitution and lifetime sex offender registration.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie sentenced RJ May, former South Carolina state lawmaker, to 210 months, calling the abuse `more severe` than any she has seen.
- After pleading guilty, RJ May, former South Carolina lawmaker, acknowledged sending explicit material via Kik using aliases including `joebidennnn69` during a five-day span last year.
- Investigators compiled evidence tying 62 victims to the account and recorded 958 home Wi‑Fi uses, while Kik's July 2024 data showed 265 CSAM videos and forensic analysis found app deletions in April 2024.
- He must register for life as a sex offender and will face long supervised release; victims are entitled to at least $3,000 each, with federal prosecutors seeking $73,000.
- Prosecutors had sought a longer, 240-month sentence in a January 9 filing, arguing it was necessary to reflect seriousness, protect the public, and vindicate victims; RJ May was re-elected recently before resigning after nearly three dozen electronic devices were seized.
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Republican gets lengthy sentence for child sex abuse imagery
A former South Carolina Republican lawmaker and member of the ultra-Conservative Freedom Caucus, who supported drag and trans healthcare bans “to protect childhood innocence”, has been handed a nearly two decade prison sentence for distributing vile child sexual abuse material. Robert John May III, known as ‘RJ’ , 38, had represented the state’s 88th district in the House of Representatives since November 2020 but resigned from his seat in Augus…
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Ex-lawmaker who advocated protecting kids gets 17 years in prison for sharing child sex abuse videos
A former Republican lawmaker in South Carolina has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison for sending videos of children being sexually abused on social media. RJ May was advocating for laws meant to protect kids at the same…
RJ May sentenced to over 17 years in prison
COLUMBIA, S.C., (WSPA) - Former South Carolina state Representative RJ May III was sentenced on Wednesday to 17-and-a-half years in federal prison for distributing hundreds of videos of children being sexually abused. May pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing child sexual abuse materials in 2025. May appeared before U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie on [...]
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