A South Carolina Republican state lawmaker was arrested and charged for allegedly distributing child sexual abuse material.
“A federal grand jury in Greenville returned a 10-count indictment against Robert John May III, 38, of West Columbia,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina stated.
May is a GOP member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving the 88th district.
Prosecutors allege that May used the screen name “joebidennnn69” to exchange the graphic material.
BREAKING: Republican South Carolina state representative, father, and husband Robert John May III has been arrested for distributing over 200 child p-rn files under the username ‘joebidennnn69.’ pic.twitter.com/RpqeHMoBOB
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 18, 2025
From the Associated Press:
RJ May was arrested at his Lexington County home after a lengthy investigation and was ordered Thursday by a federal judge to remain jailed until his trial.
ADVERTISEMENTThe three-term Republican is accused of using “joebidennnn69” to exchange 220 different files of toddlers and young children involved in sex acts on the Kik social media network for about five days in spring 2024, according to court documents that graphically detailed the videos.
Each charge carries a five-to-20 year prison sentence upon conviction and prosecutors suggested May could spend over a decade in prison if found guilty.
The files were uploaded and downloaded using May’s home Wi-Fi network and his cellphone, prosecutors said. Some were hidden by the use of a private network but others were directly linked to his internet addresses.
A federal grand jury in Greenville returned a 10-count indictment against Robert John May III, 38, of West Columbia, for distributing child sexual abuse material.@HSI_Charlotte investigated.
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— U.S. Attorney SC (@USAO_SC) June 12, 2025
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SICKENING: GOP South Carolina state Rep. Robert John May III arrested for distributing hundreds of child p*rn files on Kik.
Prosecutors say toddlers and young children engaging in "extremely graphic" s*x acts were found on May's device.
May, known to advocate for "protecting"… pic.twitter.com/0tvBt5YbCu
— Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) June 18, 2025
WJBF reports:
According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cyber-tip from the social messaging app Kik.
Kik flagged several videos from the username “joebidennnn69” as containing child sexual abuse.
Investigators connected the account to the home IP address and mobile device of May and identified at least 10 videos depicting child sexual abuse that were shared from the account.
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