Suspended state Rep. RJ May allegedly sent child porn to Oklahoma nurse, Feds say
Suspended state Rep. RJ May shared videos of child sexual abuse material with a nurse in Oklahoma who is now facing his own federal charges, according to court documents.
Christian Soto, of Oklahoma City, who was born in 1990, is charged with receiving child pornography, possession of child porn and a prohibited person in possession of ammunition.
According to federal court filings, May and Soto communicated on the social media app Kik to exchange videos. May used his alleged username JoeBidennnn69 to share videos with Soto, who had the username “randomcouplehere” on April 3, 2024, a day when the state House of Representatives was on furlough, the court records show.
The two sent messages to each other asking for specific types of graphic videos sexual abuse of children, court documents say. Four of the videos range in length from 21 seconds to 1 minute and 36 seconds.
“Joebidennnn69” sent more than 50 files to “randomcouplehere” during their April 3, 2024 conversation, court documents say.
The app Kik initially flagged the videos as child sexual abuse material and FBI agents were able to trace the user name to Soto, who is a nurse in Oklahoma City. Soto is being held by U.S. Marshals pending a detention hearing.
May, a driving force behind the creation of the South Carolina House Freedom Caucus and who has been charged with 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse materials, is being held without bond at the Edgefield County jail pending trial.
An ethics complaint also has been filed against the Lexington County Republican as part of a process to potentially remove him from office.
This story was originally published August 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM with the headline "Suspended state Rep. RJ May allegedly sent child porn to Oklahoma nurse, Feds say."
