Patrick A. Trueman: The “Public Health Crisis” Starts Here (YNOT)

Patrick A. Trueman is both a true believer in the crusade against porn and a powerful force in government, private practice, and non-profit activism. His credentials are impressive, but his dogged focus on the evils of adult entertainment made by and for consenting adults is…odd, to say the least.

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From 1988 to 1993, during George H.W. Bush’s administration, Patrick A. Trueman was the chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Criminal Division, at the Department of Justice. Those five years seem to have been blissful for Trueman, who oversaw the aggressive pursuit of obscenity cases against pornographers. According to a 2008 article in the ABA Journal, CEOS “put seven of the nation’s largest pornography distributors out of business” under Trueman’s leadership. During that time, Trueman has also claimed that his division: obtained 50 convictions for sending “obscene advertisements” through the mail; undertook a “Los Angeles project” that convicted 20 producers and suppliers of obscene materials; and collected over $24 million in fines and forfeitures. The forfeitures were shared with local jurisdictions that helped them with their cases—”There are ways to motivate people,” he proudly told the ABA Journal.

Read the full article at YNOT.com