A surprising headline out of South Carolina this weekend. According to reports, Republican RJ May (who unironically used the screen name JoeBidennnn69) has been ordered jailed pending his trial on 10 counts related to claims he dispersed child sex abuse material.
The Lowdown
A Republican official from South Carolina ‘s state house has been arrested on charges that he intentionally distributed child porn. According to the case, he used the screen name “JoeBidennnn98’ and has been charged with 10 associated counts. He was first arrested at his Lexington County home after a full investigation discovered his dirty misdeeds.
Reading beyond this point may be highly disturbing for some. Prosecutors allege that beginnning in 2024, RJ used the Kik social media platform to exchange more than 220 photographs of toddlers and children all in sexually compromising photographs.
Each charge carries a 5-20 years in prison if convicted. Prosecutors are reportedly hoping he spends at least ten years in federal prison. Shockingly, prosecutors revealed in court documents that the files were all uploaded via his home network and cellphone creating a digital footprint of his actions.
He even hid some of them behind a private network that only he had access to. Prosecutors are asking that he be denied bail and kept until trial due to many of the alleged photos found in his possession featuring children as young as those in which he has at home.
This is a condensed story. The court documents are simply too graphic to relay here.