"South Carolina state Rep. RJ May (R) - an anti-LGBTQ+ politician who has accused drag queens and transgender people of harming kids - was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to five counts of distributing child sex abuse material (CSAM). May - who was honored by the anti-LGBTQ+ "parents' rights" group Moms for Liberty in 2023 as its Legislator of the Year - first denied the charges after investigators found evidence that he had shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who sentenced May, said the CSAM he shared was "more severe" than any other she had ever seen before, WIS-TV reported."
"After being arrested and indicted in June, May was suspended from his state congressional office and then resigned in disgrace. He originally planned to represent himself in court despite not having a law degree and asked the judge to throw out the warrant used to search his home, laptop, and mobile devices (which contained no CSAM, investigators said), as well as evidence that he had flown to Colombia to film himself having sex with three underage girls."
Rep. RJ May pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing child sex abuse material and received a 17.5-year federal prison sentence. Investigators found evidence that he shared hundreds of images and nearly 500 explicit videos, including files showing toddlers and young children and pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie described the material as more severe than any she had seen. May was arrested and indicted in June, suspended from his state legislative office, and resigned. He initially denied the charges, contested the search warrant, claimed he was framed, and later accepted a plea agreement.
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