COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) -- Former South Carolina lawmaker RJ May, who was accused of using a social messaging app to distribute child sexual abuse material, has agreed to plead guilty, according to federal court documents.

An 8-page plea agreement states that May will plead guilty to five counts of distribution of child pornography. Each count carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison with a maximum of 20 years.

He will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison as a condition of his supervised release, the document states.

May was indicted on 10 federal counts in June following a more than one-year-long investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation crimes. Prosecutors dismissed the remaining five counts as part of the plea deal.

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