GOP lawmaker who used Biden screen name admits he distributed child sex abuse material

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

September 26, 2025 5:33PM ET


A former GOP state lawmaker who went by the screen name “joebidennnn69” has pleaded guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors say RJ May III, 38, who resigned from the South Carolina House of Representatives, "exchanged more than 200 explicit files of toddlers and young children on the Kik social media app during several days in spring 2024," Newsweek reports.

May changed his plea in the weeks ahead of his trial's scheduled start, signing court papers Friday. He acted as his own attorney despite not having a law degree, and has been in custody since June when a judge refused to grant him bond.

He reportedly learned that prosecutors planned to present the evidence in his trial, which was previously slated to begin next month. The former state representative asked the judge to throw out the warrant to search his residence, computer and mobile devices.

He will officially change his plea on Monday when he is scheduled to appear in federal court. May was elected in 2020 and helped found the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/rj-may-2674045915/

[Smackdown2019]

1. Sicking!

He may get appointed to the Trump Administration by end of the week and these charges be gone, like Epstein files....

[ck4829]

22. Right?

[Champp]

2. These are the Republican values now being shoved down America's throat

sick, perverted creeps

[ck4829]

21. +1. There is no bottom to their perversion

[mdbl]

3. They need to start prosecuting these in state/county courts

Keep them away from the convicted felon in the white house who the dumb magats gave the ability to pardon deplorables. Also, the families of the children need to launch civil suits against this asshole.

[ck4829]

23. Absolutely

[LymphocyteLover]

4. Beyond how depraved it is, it's amazing how they find this stuff and places like Kik, which I never

heard of before. But where on earth do you obtain such images in the first place? I shudder to think.

[ck4829]

20. Indeed

[paleotn]

5. They're freaks! They're all freaks!

The nasty underbelly of society is all that's left in the Repuke party. Scoundrels, thieves and pedos. People you wouldn't trust to cut your grass much less touch your money or come near your children. Just freaks.

Don't believe me? Then find me one decent, honest Republican right now. Just one. I dare you.

[ck4829]

19. They really are

[ck4829]

6. Disgusting

[mwb970]

7. It's ALWAYS right-wing perverts. Always.

These people are sick in the head.

[travelingthrulife]

8. Almost every single one of these monsters are Republicans.

MAGA is a product of cheap grace. Most of them call themselves Christian, but like my MAGA brother said, they just need to believe in Jesus to be saved. They don't need to follow any of Jesus' teachings.
This is why they can lie, steal, cheat, bugger kids...and it's all good in their world.

[colorado_ufo]

14. The point is, if they continue to do these things, they do not really believe in Jesus.

[ck4829]

24. Indeed

[ck4829]

25. That really does seem to be their belief system

[yardwork]

9. I just can't even!!!!

[republianmushroom]

10. Another member of that "Law and Order Party'

pleaded guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material.

Parents protect your children from the 3-C's. Conservative, Clergy and Cops.

[ck4829]

18. It really is time to retire "law and order" from the political lexicon

[electric_blue68]

11. S C U M !

[Emile]

12. Glad they caught the sick republican bastard.

[BlueKentuckyGirl]

13. Yes... and then there is this!

A judge in South Carolina was arrested because he was charged with child sexual abuse material, according to the United States Department of Justice. tinyurl.com/ytvq48yl
He was also charged with rape of a child.

[SWBTATTReg]

15. I hope Biden and others sue him for defamation of character and intent to harm, etc.

This is disgusting and a pathetic way to literally harm someone, perhaps even causing their death by someone on the far right or having extreme views to shoot/harm/kill Biden.

[ck4829]

17. Yep

[ck4829]

16. Kick

[The Roux Comes First]

26. And These Are the Deplorable Republicans Who Are So Careless as to Float to the Surface!

Like the so-called "whitefish" visible in many sewage treatment plants. Imagine the depravity down in the depths (including maga-world) that we may never encounter.

[dsc]

27. The third paragraph seems rather odd

He reportedly learned that prosecutors planned to present the evidence in his trial, which was previously slated to begin next month. The former state representative asked the judge to throw out the warrant to search his residence, computer and mobile devices.

Just what, pray tell, did he expect them to do, perform an interpretive dance, stand mute before the court, expect the jury to pick up the vibes in the air? I mean, of course they were going to present evidence. My guess is the journalist meant the learned just what evidence was to be presented.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. They were briefly quoting a Newsweek article

https://www.newsweek.com/rj-may-pleads-guilty-biden-username-child-sex-abuse-videos-case-10790705

(snip)

May signed court papers to change his plea several days after a hearing where prosecutors detailed how they will present their evidence at May's trial, which was scheduled to start next month. May, who does not have a law degree, is acting as his own attorney.

May asked the judge to throw out the warrant used to search his home, laptop and mobile devices. The judge had not issued a ruling on the request before May approached prosecutors about changing his plea.

The former lawmaker was also trying to keep out evidence about whether he used a fake name to travel to Colombia three times.

Prosecutors said he used Kik to ask for "Bad pre teens.”

(snip)

[demosincebirth]

29. Oh no, not another republican in child porn!