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Prosecutors say Republican South Carolina lawmaker used ‘joebidennnn69' to send child sex material

  • On June 10, 2025, Republican Representative RJ May of South Carolina was charged in Greenville with 10 federal offenses related to the distribution of child pornography.
  • The indictment follows an investigation after the messaging app Kik alerted authorities in April 2024 about videos from the account 'joebidennnn69' linked to May's device and home IP address.
  • Prosecutors reported that the account was linked to the distribution of at least 265 videos containing explicit content involving minors, and forensic examination revealed that May deleted related applications such as Kik, Telegram, Mega, and Loki Messenger in April 2024.
  • May was arrested in Lexington County on Wednesday, appeared in federal court Thursday morning where he pleaded not guilty, and faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and at least five years supervised release.
  • In accordance with state law, Speaker Murrell Smith has placed May on unpaid suspension pending the outcome of his trial, and a conviction would result in May losing his seat representing Lexington County's District 88.
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abc 7 WJLA broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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