His defending lawyer had suggested “there was no deliberate trading in pornography. Wildman was a man with a kink. Corporal punishment had got control of him. He thought he had a crusade for its retention”. However, The Times newspaper reported that Wildman has been running:
“…a substantial business in the publication of various obscene pamphlets … [which]… dealt with the subject of flagellation, especially in regard to young women, and they created an appalling atmosphere of cruelty and sadism.”
It would appear that following his prosecution Wildman probably ceased producing spanking-related literature and subsequently kept a much lower profile as far as publicity was concerned. He continued to sell his canes and other spanking implements via mail order from home until at least the mid-1970s and later is believed to have worked as a private maths tutor.
Eric Wildman Died in 1990