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U.S. Magistrate Judge Shiva Hodges said Thursday that the weight of evidence against May is significant. She cited his international travels and the danger he possibly poses to himself, his two young children and to other children.

May was arrested at his West Columbia home Wednesday, roughly 10 months after his house was raided in August 2024 by U.S. Homeland Security Investigation agents, who seized various electronic devices, such as cellphones, hard drives, a CD and thumb drives.

May, who was shackled at his wrists and ankles at his first federal court appearance Thursday in Columbia, entered a plea of not guilty.

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[–] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 125 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well would you look at that! They actually put Republican in the title.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't have anywhere else to mention this, but last night I looked up one of my old Republican acquaintances (not that I've kept in touch with many) on Facebook to see what they were up to, and it turns out they are now five years into a thirty-year prison sentence for making kiddie porn.

Didn't expect that pattern to hit so close to home.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 34 points 1 year ago

Damn ... I just did the same thing, and hit a similar record on the second person I looked up.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Republicans and pedophilia, name a more iconic duo.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago

"Small government fiscal conservatives" and spending more on cops oppressing anyone who's not a rich white cishet man in one city than most countries do on their military.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Catholic priests and pedophilia.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Oooo good point that one is indeed more iconic.

[–] don@lemmy.ca 57 points 1 year ago

Republicans are pedophiles?! No fuckin way. Couldn’t have seen that coming, not possible. Republicans being pedophiles just wasn’t on my bingo card. Fuckin pedos.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 1 year ago

The indictment said May, 38, used username “joebidennnn69”

I remember this guy. What a username.

The party of family values, amiright?

[–] moshankey@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

But what about the drag queens?

[–] bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago
[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure looks like the Republican party is the party of pedophiles.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Grand Old Pedophiles

Guardian of Pedophiles

It's in the name GOP

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 year ago

There's NOTHING Wrong with what he did!

-The People who called Epstein an American Hero, voted for Epstein's BEST FRIEND twice for President, are EXCITED for Ghislaine Maxwell to go OUT on Work Release AND support making the LEGAL AGE OF ADULTHOOD 14! AKA LITERALLY EVERY REPUBLICAN!

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Another Republican pedophile? Weird.

Expect conservatives to rally around him. Sick fucks.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His friends don't seem particularly pleased with him. We'll see I guess.

[–] CLOTHESPlN@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

He got caught, it invites more attention on them. If I was trying to hide smoking weed from my parents and my best friend got caught smoking weed, I wouldnt be too thrilled with them either.

They want him around so they don't lose another CP source.

[–] Plurrbear@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Wow, another Republican who is a sex offender… who would have guessed that?!

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

And he will still be reelected.

[–] alt_xa_23@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Still not a drag queen

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

May, 38, used username “joebidennnn69”

I swear, Biden lives rent free in all Republicans heads

[–] tane69@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Another republican pedophile bringing the percentage up from 99.9999999% to 100%

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago
[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

The GOP is the bubble.

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Usual suspects

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Group of Pedophiles

Or Pedo Party

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago

Oh look, it's always the ones you most suspect. Republicans.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Really fine person! 🫲🍊🫱

[–] Runescholar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It’s always exactly the ones you think.

[–] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Damn these Repedophileicans.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago

Of course he's a pedophile, he's a MAGA. ALL conservatives are Pedophiles, no exception. If they aren't actively involved, they support those who are, and that's the same thing.

All MAGA Nazis are PedoCons.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

Add him to the VERY long list of PedoCons.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Guild of Pedophiles

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Was he just running a Lemmy or matrix instance or??

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

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[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

If he was called RJ Maybe it would be impossible to definitely charge him with anything.