My Turn: On sexual assault, Ayotte’s measure ineffective
Concord resident Jeanne Cusson takes on Senator Kelly Ayotte’s position on military sexual assault reform: Since she is given top...
WSJ: Gen. Dempsey Says Sexual Assault Threatens Military’s Bedrock
The Wall Street Journal reports: Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told midshipmen at the U.S....
Iowa House Clears Military Sexual Assault Bill
The Associated Press reports: An effort to toughen laws against sexual assaults in state military forces and to hold the...
Convicted Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair Could Still Walk Away with a Big Pension
The Wire reports: Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair was reprimanded and sentenced last week to pay a $20,000 fine for carrying...
[VIDEO] Jimmy Carter Explains Why Military Sexual Assault Is So Difficult To Combat
Former President Jimmy Carter appears on HuffPost Live: Former President Jimmy Carter opened up about the military’s sexual assault problem...
Kirsten Gillibrand: ‘House of Cards’ different from reality
Politico reports: The scheming, backroom dealing world of Netflix’s “House of Cards” is far from the world politicians experience in...
AP: Army head to decide rank of disgraced general
The Associated Press reports: The secretary of the Army said Tuesday he will have the final say on whether a...
Former President Jimmy Carter on Senator McCaskill reforms: “I thought it was not adequate”
Former President Jimmy Carter joined David Letterman on March 24th, 2014 and voiced his support for an independent and impartial justice system...
Rob Karsch: Reed, Whitehouse make military sexual assault more likely
Rob Karsch is a former U.S. Army sergeant and a former lieutenant with the Bristol Police Department. He wrote an...
Editorial: Another case shows need for military justice change
The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board writes: The case of Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, the accused in one...
Lawyer: General may retire at current rank despite plea
USA Today reports: The attorney for Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, who pleaded guilty last week to adultery and having...
Protect Our Defenders 2014 (1st Quarter) Media Report
Protect Our Defenders (POD) has hit the ground running in 2014. We have continued to reinforce our presence as the...
Editorial: Our military justice system needs more reform
The Washington Post Editorial Board writes: Whether the right decisions were rendered last week in the military’s two high-profile cases...
Starbucks CEO To Donate $30 Million To Support PTSD Research For Veterans
The Huffington Post reports: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is making a large donation to help U.S. veterans. Schultz spoke to...
Could Congress have changed the outcome of two high profile cases of military sexual assault? Maybe.
The Washington Post reports: A few months ago Congress approved changes to how the military handles cases of assault and...
Two Gitmo guards face sex-assault trials in S.A
The San Antonio Express-News reports: Two soldiers who worked as guards at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
Editorial: Military sex-assault case shows need for far-reaching reforms
The Boston Globe Editorial Board writes: Two weeks ago, the Senate blocked legislation championed by Kirsten Gillibrand to overhaul the...
[VIDEO] MSNBC: Verdicts upset military sex assault victims
Attorney Susan Burke is featured in this MSNBC report: Learn more here.
National Journal: Military Sexual-Assault Verdicts Revive Debate on Hill
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this National Journal article: And Gillibrand said the Sinclair decision underlines...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Verdict Against Naval Academy Midshipman Accused of Sexual Assault
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, Brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO VERDICT AGAINST...
‘Fighting is worth it,’ even in defeat, say midshipmen who reported sexual assaults
The Washington Post reports: Here’s how low the expectations are among some of those midshipmen who have reported being sexually...
Brig. Gen. Jeff Sinclair to receive reprimand, $20K pay forfeiture
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Fayetteville Observer: Sinclair’s court-martial came as Congress...
Congresswoman Jackie Speier: Military justice bungles sex cases
Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) writes an op-ed for CNN: After facing a long list of...
Airman charged in a Universal City rape case
The San Antonio Express-News reports: An Air Force reservist was arrested Thursday at his job on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland...
WSJ: General Reprimanded, Fined in Adultery Case
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Wall Street Journal: “Gen. Sinclair and his...
Washington Post: Disgraced Army general, Jeffrey A. Sinclair, gets $20,000 fine, no jail time
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Washington Post: Advocacy groups for sexual- assault victims...
Jeffrey Sinclair: no jail time for general guilty of ‘inappropriate relationships’
Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia is featured in this article from the Guardian: Gillibrand is expected to renew...
AP: Army general fined, reprimanded in sex case
The Associated Press reports: An army general avoided jail time and was reprimanded and fined a total of $20,000 for...
VICE: Sexual Assault is Still the Military’s Best Kept Secret
Vice reports: They say it undermines their authority as commanders, even though England and Canada have been doing it this...
[AUDIO]: General walks away from sexual assault charges — and victim advocates cry foul
Tailhook whistleblower and Protect Our Defenders Board of Directors Member Paula Coughlin is interviewed in this piece from PRI: Paula...
AP: Prosecutors seek to dismiss Army general who carried on three-year affair with subordinate
The Associated Press reports: An Army general who carried on a three-year extramarital affair with a subordinate should be thrown...
Soldiers Mocked Affair Between General and Subordinate in Gross Skit
Jezebel reports: As testimony wraps up in the case of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, a new story has been revealed:...
Army Gen. Sinclair breaks down, asks judge to not punish family
The Los Angeles Times reports: Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair broke down in tears Wednesday at his sentencing hearing, asking the...
Washington Post: Break the chain of command on military sex assault cases
Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post writes: Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair is a cad, a bully and a boor. Once...
Senator Susan Collins: Time to act on sexual assault in the military
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) calls on Congress to support fundamental reform: A senior Army officer, accused of sexually assaulting a...
[VIDEO] Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on HuffPost Live
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish appeared on HuffPost Live to discuss the epidemic of sexual assault in the military:...
Opinion: In Mustache March, I lose
Maj. Jennifer Holmes writes an opinion piece for the Air Force Times: One way to build camaraderie is to have...
U.S. Naval Academy midshipman laughed off sex assault: prosecutor
Reuters reports: A former U.S. Naval Academy football player laughed off his suspected sexual assault of a woman midshipman who...
[VIDEO] Sex Assault Reform Bill Fails To Get Traction
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish appears on HuffPost Live to discuss sexual assault in the military: Learn more here.
Prosecutors: Naval Academy midshipman was too drunk to consent
The Baltimore Sun reports: The court-martial of a Naval Academy midshipmen accused of sexually assaulting a classmate got under way...
Rep. Jackie Speier doesn’t mince words
Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) is profiled in this article from the Los Angeles Times: Uneasiness...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Plea Agreement, Dropped Sexual Assault Charges in Case Against Brigadier General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, Brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO PLEA AGREEMENT,...
Editorial: A Broken Military Justice System
The New York Times Editorial Board writes: On Monday, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair avoided prosecution on sexual assault charges that...
Editorial: No hope of justice
The New York Daily News Editorial Board writes: An expected plea bargain that would end the sexual assault trial of...
Editorial: Sinclair case shows need for moving sexual assault charges outside military justice
The News and Observer Editorial Board writes: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic senator of New York, had it right when she tried...
Can military try sexual assault cases? Critics decry general’s plea deal.
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Christian Science Monitor: Advocacy groups say that...
Gillibrand, McCaskill Rekindle Debate After High-Profile Military Sexual-Assault Case
The National Journal reports: One court decision. Two polar-opposite conclusions. That’s the story on Capitol Hill on Monday after sexual-assault...
Opposing Testimony Caps Trial of General
The New York Times reports: At a military courtroom here on Monday, two former lovers, now enemies, told their stories....
Editorial: A step forward on sexual assault
The Miami Herald Editorial Board writes: The collapse of the sexual-assault trial of Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair in...
Army General Reaches Deal On Sex Counts
The New York Times reports: The senior Army officer prosecuted in the military’s most closely watched sexual assault case, Brig....