LA Times: Military Sex Crime Record Should Bring Shame
Robin Abcarian reports for the LA Times on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: A bipartisan group of...
Lackland Tech Sergeant to Face Court-Martial
WOAI San Antonio reports for CBS News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: He’s Technical Sergeant Kyle Billiot. He’s...
CBS News: With Military Sex Assaults on Rise, Critics Blast “Broken” System
Jessica Hartogs reports for CBS News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Commanders should not have this authority. …...
NBC News: ‘Every American Should Be Outraged:’ Military Sees Sharp Increase in Sex Assault Cases
Rebecca Ruiz reports for NBC News: The annual report, released by the DoD’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, found...
Obama: No ‘Training’ Or ‘Awareness Programs’ For Military Sex Offenders, ‘There Will Be Accountability’
Noah Rothman reports for Mediaite: Read the accompanying article.
Sexual Assaults on the Rise in Military; Air Force Prevention Officer Dismissed for Assault Arrest
Charlie Connell reports for Headline & Global News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “If these allegations are true,...
Pentagon Leaders, Lawmakers ‘Appalled’ by Arrest of Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Chief
Kristin Davis and Jeff Schogol report for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The Department of...
U.S. Air Force Brochure To Prevent Rape Says ‘It May Advisable To Submit’
Michael Allen reports for Opposing Views: There are numerous suggestions about keeping home and doors locked, but nothing in the...
Pentagon Survey: More Than 70 Military Sexual Assaults Occur Per Day
Stephen C. Webster reports for The Raw Story on Protect Our Defenders: “The Pentagon is responsible for failing to effectively...
Why It’s So Hard to Trust the Chain of Command in Military Sexual-Assault Cases
Ben Terris reports for The National Journal on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: “What we have here is...
Obama Vows Action After Air Force Sex-Assault Chief Charged
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg News: As the Pentagon prepared today to report as many as 26,000 sexual assaults last...
Access the DoD 2012 SAPRO Report
The Department of Defense has released its annual report on sexual assault in the military: In the 12 months prior...
Washington Post: Obama Delivers Blunt Message on Sexual Assaults in Military
Craig Whitlock reports for The Washington Post: Obama said he had instructed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel “to step up our...
Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims to ‘Submit’
Spencer Ackerman reports for Wired’s Danger Room on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: The brochure is “an affront...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls Pentagon Sexual Assault Report Alarming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS PENTAGON SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT...
Bloomberg: Head of Air Force Sex Assault Prevention Arrested
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg News: Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, was arrested on May 5 in the Washington suburb...
Pentagon’s Annual Report on Sexual Assault Shows Alarming Rise
Courtney Kube and Jim Miklaszewski report for NBC News: While the report will show that the number of reported assaults...
Head of U.S. Air Force’s Anti-Sexual Assault Unit Arrested for Sexual Battery
David Alexander reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The idea that the head of the Air...
AF Sex Assault Program Chief Yanked After Groping Woman
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “If these allegations are true,...
Courage Campaign: Join the Fight to Pass the STOP Act Here
The Courage Campaign posted on Facebook: Join the fight to pass the STOP Act.