Overview

• A federal grand jury indicted Rep. Robert “RJ” May III on June 12 on 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse material.
• Prosecutors allege May used the Kik alias “joebidennnn69” to share at least 220 videos depicting child sexual abuse linked to his West Columbia IP address.
• Homeland Security Investigations agents seized 35 electronic devices from his Lexington County residence in August 2024 and matched his home network to the illicit content.
• May was expelled from the South Carolina Freedom Caucus and suspended from the state House without pay following his June 11 arrest.
• A magistrate judge denied May bail, citing the severity of the charges and flight risk as he awaits a federal trial expected later this year.