Overview

• A Greenville federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment against Rep. Robert John May III for distributing child sexual abuse material.
• Investigators traced videos flagged by Kik under the username “joebidennnn69” to May’s home IP address and mobile device.
• May was arrested June 11 and faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and at least five years of supervised release.
• The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys alongside DOJ’s Child Exploitation & Obscenity Section and investigated by Homeland Security Investigations under Project Safe Childhood.
• The South Carolina Freedom Caucus, which expelled May in August 2024, has formally called for his resignation from the state House.