Republican former South Carolina state Representative RJ May on Monday officially pleaded guilty to five federal counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children, the South Carolina Daily Gazette reports on the final downfall of the 2023 Moms for Liberty “Legislator of the Year” laureate, also known as “joebidennnn69” on Kik, the platform on which he was most active.
May faces five to 20 years, as well as up to a $250,000 fine, on each count when he’s sentenced on January 14th. Prosecutors have yet to file a sentencing memo but seem serious about the fine. US Attorney Bryan Stirling told the court that investigators have identified 21 of the at least 62 victims in the videos that May had distributed and intend to distribute the proceeds to them as restitution.