A state lawmaker from Lexington County has been indicted on nearly a dozen federal child sex abuse material charges, according to federal court filings unsealed Thursday. Rep. RJ May (R, Lexington) is charged with 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse material. Those charges carry a maximum 20-year prison sentence, with a minimum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He was arrested Wednesday in Lexington County. Judge Shiva Hodges ordered May remain detained pending trial after a nearly two-hour arraignment and detention hearing on Thursday. May was also suspended from his role in the South Carolina House of Representatives on Thursday via a letter penned by South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith.
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