DeKALB | Michael Leahy was once happily married for 15 years, until his addiction to pornography ended it all.

Since then, Leahy has become a speaker, and at 7 p.m. Wednesday he will present Porn Nation, a free 90-minute multimedia presentation on the prevalence of pornography in American culture. The event will take place in the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium.

Leahy will share his personal story, along with video interviews with psychologists, sex therapists, authors and porn professionals, with the sole intention of educating students.

“Censorship is not his goal by any means,” said Rebecca Potts, a senior communication major and student volunteer for the Porn Nation promotions team.

Potts said there is no “spin;” students are both expected and encouraged to bring their own opinions. She said although Campus Crusade for Christ is a sponsor, the presentation neither targets nor condemns any particular belief system or viewpoint. Other NIU sponsors include CHAMPS Life, the Athletic Department, Commuter and Non-traditional Services, the Judicial Office and Wellspring Chapel.

“We’re not trying to say if it’s right or wrong,” said Benson Cariyadil, an NIU psychology alumnus and an intern for Campus Crusade for Christ. “Does pornography affect sexual violence? There’s already been some discussion; we want to bring that to the table, so we can struggle through the issue together.”

Leahy will aim for objective awareness for the first 60 minutes of the presentation, after which he will offer students the option to leave during a short intermission before sharing his personal spirituality. Cariyadil said that statistically, about 85 percent of the audience tends to stay.

Leahy’s presentation also will feature results from a survey that has been promoted around campus for several weeks, and he will compare results from NIU against other colleges.

Students may take the 5-minute survey at www.mysexsurvey.com.

Leahy has appeared on television on 20/20 and The View, as well as at college campuses across America in “The Great Porn Debate,” in which he debates the ethics of pornography with adult movie star Ron Jeremy. He also is the founder of BraveHearts, an Atlanta-based non-profit organization with a mission to “lead people to freedom from sexual compulsivity and addiction and help build lives of sexual integrity and healthy relationships with others.”