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

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      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.

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

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    Republicans and pedophilia, name a more iconic duo.

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      “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.

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    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.

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

    I remember this guy. What a username.

    The party of family values, amiright?

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      Grand Old Pedophiles

      Guardian of Pedophiles

      It’s in the name GOP

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    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!

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    Another Republican pedophile? Weird.

    Expect conservatives to rally around him. Sick fucks.

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

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        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.

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

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    May, 38, used username “joebidennnn69”

    I swear, Biden lives rent free in all Republicans heads