Overview

• A Greenville federal grand jury filed a 10-count indictment on June 12 charging May with distributing child sexual abuse material
• Prosecutors say May used the Kik username “joebidennnn69” to share at least ten explicit videos flagged in April 2024 by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Investigators connected the flagged content to May’s home IP address and mobile devices seized during an August 2024 Homeland Security search
• Facing a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and supervised release, May remains in custody pending trial
• The three-term Republican was expelled from the South Carolina Freedom Caucus and suspended from the House after his arrest on June 11