RJ May
RJ May | |
|---|---|
May in 2022 | |
| Conviction | September 29, 2025 (pleaded guilty) |
| Criminal charge | Distribution of child sex abuse material |
| Penalty | 17.5 years in prison, 20 years supervised release, lifetime registration as a sex offender, $58,400 restitution |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 88th district | |
| In office November 9, 2020 – August 11, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | McLain Toole |
| Succeeded by | John Thomas Lastinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert John May III October 18, 1986 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Beth
(m. 2016, divorced 2026) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina (BA) Tel Aviv University (MA) |
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Robert John May III (born October 18, 1986) is an American former politician who was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 88th District from 2020 until 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party. On June 12, 2025, the speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives suspended May after he was indicted, arrested, arraigned and held without bail on ten federal counts of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. May resigned his seat on August 11, 2025. On September 29, 2025, May pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children and on January 14, 2026, was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison, with stipulations including payment of restitution to victims.