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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jeffrey Collins

Prosecutors want 20-year sentence for ex-South Carolina lawmaker for sharing child sex abuse videos

South Carolina Lawmaker Arrested - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence a former Republican South Carolina legislator to 20 years in prison for sending hundreds of videos of children being sexually abused to people across the country on social media as he advocated for several laws meant to protect kids.

RJ May is asking the judge for mercy and a five-year sentence, saying he was addicted to pornography and screens made worse by an increased sex drive from testosterone treatments. He said he wants a chance outside prison to be an example of how easily porn can destroy lives and families.

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