Former Rep. RJ May will spend 17 1/2 years in prison for distributing videos of children being sexually abused, a federal judge decided Wednesday. After hearing from a tearful May, members of his family and a statement from one of the children shown in the videos May shared, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie opted for a slightly lesser sentence than the 20 years federal prosecutors requested but significantly more than the five years the 39-year-old proposed for himself. May, a West Columbia Republican and founding member of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus, pleaded guilty in September to sending videos depicting child sexual abuse over a five-day span in April 2024. After his release from prison, May will spend 20 years under supervised release, with federal parole officers monitoring his actions to be sure he doesn't reoffend. He must pay a fee of $58,500 to the children shown in the videos he sent who government officials were able to reach. read more
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