Patrick A. Trueman is an American attorney and anti-pornography activist who served as president of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) from 2010 to 2023, though he continued to serve on the board for the NCOSE afterwords.[1] He previously worked as the director of government affairs for the American Family Association, as a legal counsel for the Family Research Council and as the executive director of the Americans United for Life.[2][3][4] Trueman was the Chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Criminal Division at the US Department of Justice from 1988 to 1993.[5] During his tenure, the George H. W. Bush administration aggressively prosecuted obscenity cases against adult pornography.[6] The ABA Journal dubs him a "porn war veteran".[6] He took over at NCOSE in 2010 when it was a struggling organization known as Morality in Media, and during his tenure the organization started initiatives such as the "Dirty Dozen List" and the NCOSE Law Center.[1]
Personal life
editTrueman lives in North Carolina with his wife Laura Clay. They are the parents of three adult children.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "NCOSE Honors Patrick A. Trueman Upon His Retirement as President". NCOSE. 9 January 2024.
- ^ Healey, Jon (October 3, 2005). "Conservatives find allies in Congress". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Weitzer, Ronald (2019). "The Campaign Against Sex Work in the United States: A Successful Moral Crusade". Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 17 (3). Springer Science+Business Media: 399–414. doi:10.1007/s13178-019-00404-1. S2CID 256075724. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Peterson, Bill (March 6, 1981). "Abortion Foes Gain Keys Federal Posts". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b "Patrick A. Trueman, Esq". National Center on Sexual Exploitation. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ a b Krause, Jason (February 1, 2008). "The End of the Net Porn Wars". ABA Journal. 94 (2): 52–56. Retrieved May 18, 2020.