COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Former South Carolina Representative RJ May III pleaded guilty to five counts of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material in Matthew J. Perry Federal Courthouse on Monday.

“These actions of Richard John May are deplorable, depraved, and disgusting,” says U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling to media after Monday’s hearing.

38-year-old May was indicted by a federal grand jury on 10 counts of sexual abuse charges in June — changing his plea to guilty on September 26th, and confirming that plea in court on Monday.

Through the plea deal, May gives up his right to a jury trial, and prosecutors agree to drop the other five counts — reading out the first five in court in graphic detail.

The videos were described as showing adults engaging in sex acts with toddlers

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