An Oklahoma man was arrested for allegedly swapping child pornography with disgraced South Carolina Rep. Robert “RJ” May over a month after the former lawmaker was booked.
Christian Soto, who has a lengthy criminal record including threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend, was arrested in connection with the FBI’s probe into May’s online exchanges of more than 220 graphic files of child pornography.
Now, Soto faces additional federal charges including receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and prohibited possession of ammunition.
May, a 38-year-old father of two, was arrested at his home in June after authorities found he used the online handle “joebidennnn69” to trade explicit content of young children and toddlers engaging in sex acts over five days last spring.
The three-term representative allegedly requested content of “bad moms” from Soto, who operated under the more stereotypical degenerate handle “randomcouplehere,” according to court documents obtained by KOCO.
The duo swapped files over Kik, with May offering Soto more than 50 files graphic sexual abuse material involving pubescent children, according to the documents.
When Soto was apprehended, authorities also recovered dozens of digital items from his home and vehicle containing even more child sexual abuse material.
Among the content seized from May’s house when he was arrested was a file containing several videos of himself on trips to Colombia engaging in sex with three women who appeared to be underage and were paid, a Department of Homeland Security official testified.
It’s unclear how many other people May might have exchanged pornography with.
During his time in the House of Representatives, May frequently led crusades against LGBTQ+ policies while claiming the governing body had “an obligation to ensure that our children have no harm done to them.”
Each of the 10 charges May faces carries a five-to-20-year prison sentence.
May was ordered to remain in custody until his trial and denied bail — as his two young children are close in age to the victims exploited in the pornography.
The long-winded investigation started after Kik flagged suspicious activity on its platform to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in April 2024.
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