COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -A former South Carolina lawmaker charged with nearly a dozen counts of distributing child sex abuse material will plead guilty.

Former state Rep. RJ May has agreed to plead guilty to five federal counts of distributing child sex abuse material, according to court documents filed Friday. He was facing 10 counts of the charge, but federal prosecutors will drop the other five in exchange for his plea.

May will formally change his plea in a hearing Monday in Columbia, and he will be sentenced at a later date.

Each count carries between five and 20 years in federal prison, which can be served consecutively or concurrently, along with a maximum $250,000 fine and a minimum five-year supervised release, which could last for life. May will also be required to pay $40,000 in

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