Trials: The Porn King Gets Off: The Porn King Gets Off

The Porn King Gets Off

Reuben Sturman has built an empire that reportedly grosses $1 million a day from the sale of lewd magazines, videos and "marital aids," but federal prosecutors aren't letting him enjoy his wealth. Identified in a 1986 presidential report as the world's leading purveyor of X-rated materials, Sturman, 67, has been the target of three federal obscenity prosecutions. Last week a Las Vegas jury was unable to reach a verdict in Sturman's most recent trial, on nine counts of racketeering, conspiracy and obscenity, and found him not guilty of one charge of transporting an indecent videotape across state lines.

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