Reports of Sexual Assault in Military Jump 50 Percent
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Brian Lewis was featured on NBC Nightly News:
The military is trying to get out the message: Sexual assault is not just a women’s problem.
Brian Lewis knows that all too well.
He says he was raped by a senior officer while serving in the Navy.
“It made me question every assumption that I had made about myself,” Lewis says, “that I was able to take care of myself.”
Lewis now works with non-profit protect Our Defenders, helping the many men afraid to come forward, worried about retribution or questions about their sexuality.
