Air Force Times: 22nd MTI convicted, 23rd heads to court-martial
Air Force Times reports: The latest military training instructor to stand trial on allegations of sexual misconduct was acquitted of...
Michelle Ten Eyck, Military Sex Assault Victim: If I Had To Do This Over, ‘I Would Live In Silent Misery’
Huffington Post reports: Michelle Ten Eyck, a civilian employee at Fort Bliss, Texas, underwent months of physical and psychological trauma...
My San Antonio: Judge clears AF trainer of most serious charges in sex case
My San Antonio reports: A military judge Wednesday found an Air Force instructor guilty of having sex with a recruit he was...
Government Executive: Senators Criticize VA Approach to Reviewing Sexual Assault Claims
Government Executive reports: The Veterans Affairs Department is facing criticism from two senators over its approach to reviewing previously denied...
My San Antonio: Lackland instructor pleads guilty to 6 charges in sex case
My San Antonio reports: A former Air Force basic training instructor pleaded guilty Monday to adultery and having unprofessional relationships...
Boston Magazine: Base Boston, the Coast Guard, and Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault
Boston Magazine reports: The sheer remoteness of many Coast Guard bases makes its members vulnerable to harassment and assault. And...
My San Antonio: Military lawyers should handle sexual assault cases
An opinion piece written for Express-News: Recent efforts to remove the decision-making process from commanders where serious sexual assaults are...
[VIDEO] Morning Joe: Gillibrand calls military sexual assaults a ‘pervasive’ problem
Morning Joe interviews Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: For more, click here.
New York Times: In Debate Over Military Sexual Assault, Men Are Overlooked Victims
NYT reports on male sexual assault in the military highlighting “Justice Denied,” a documentary co-directed by Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee...
New York Times: Bills on Military Sex Abuse
A New York Times Letter to the Editor: Re “Complex Fight in Senate Over Curbing Sexual Assaults in Military” (news...
ABC News Radio: Question of Command: Allies Break with US Over Military Sex Assaults
ABC News Radio reports: A video has gone viral but it’s not the latest hit from Justin Bieber or a...
Time: Marks of Leadership
Time magazine writes: As revelations of rape and sexual harassment in the armed forces grow, the impulse to enlist is...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders sets story straight on Dept. of Defense definition of “unwanted sexual contact.” Does not include sexual harrasment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS SETS STORY STRAIGHT ON DOD’S DEFINITION OF...
ABC News: Services to Reveal Plans to Integrate Women in Combat
ABC reports: In a few years women could be in training to become Army Rangers and Navy SEALs under plans...
Huffington Post: James Taranto, WSJ Writer: Military Sexual Assault Investigations Becoming A ‘War On Men’
The Huffington Post Media reports: A Wall Street Journal columnist drew some heat on Tuesday for declaring that recent investigations...
US Naval Academy Case – Coverage Compilation
Three football players at the US Naval Academy accused of sexual assault may face charges soon. Attorney Susan Burke, with whom...
Time: The Fulcrum of Sexual Assault in the Military
Time magazine writes: Experts say sexual violence isn’t about sex as much as it is about power. That may help explain...
CNN: Daughters and moms now consider rape before applying to military
CNN reports: Shabren Kurtz-Russ wanted to join the military to start a family tradition. Her mother and father served in...
Washington Post: Naval Academy football players face charges over alleged 2012 rape
Washington Post talks to Susan Burke, lawyer for the assault victim and Protect Our Defenders collaborator: The charges follow a...
Navy Times: Academy football players face Article 32 for alleged assault
Navy Times talks to Protect Our Defenders’ partner, Susan Burke: Vice Adm. Michael Miller, the superintendent of the Naval Academy,...
[VIDEO] CBS News: Naval Academy student speaks out on alleged rape by three classmates
CBS news reports: A recent Pentagon survey found that 26,000 assaults took place in the military last year, and one...
Time: Apologies Instead of Action
Time magazine reports: One would think that when the Joint Chiefs of Staff and members of their staffs took their...
Houston Chronicle: Lake Jackson recruiter sentenced to 27 years in military sex assault scandal
The Houston Chronicle reports: SAN ANTONIO – A Houston area Air Force recruiter was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison...
San Antonio Express News: Victims are grilled in military sex-assault investigations
San Antonio Express News reports: “The rights of victims are commonly being trampled,” said Nancy Parrish, president of the victim...
Washington Post Op-Ed: Military brass wins on sexual assault bill
Washington Post Editorial Board writes: THE HOPE that Congress would adopt bold measures to end the epidemic of sexual abuse...
[VIDEO] MSNBC: Military rape survivors sue US defense secretaries
Weekends with Alex Witt interviews Protect Our Defenders’ partner attorney Susan Burke about her suit against the Naval Academy: Attorney...
VIDEO: Australian Chief of Army Calls Out Sexually Exploitative Behavior, Telling Perpetrators to Get Out
Army Chief in Australia, Lieutenant-General David Morrison, commented on an ongoing investigation into explicit and derogatory emails circulated in the...
[VIDEO] CNN: Sexual assault in the military: a victim speaks
Christiane Amanpour interviews a sexual assault victim in the military.
[VIDEO] NBC News: Victim of alleged rape at Marine base: ‘I thought … I would be safe’
NBC news reports: A 23-year-old Washington, D.C. woman who alleges she was raped on a Marine Corps base just blocks...
Stars and Stripes: Wilkerson had affair that produced a child, Air Force confirms
Starts and Stripes reports: Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, whose aggravated sexual assault conviction was overturned by an Air Force lieutenant...
Air Force Times: Air Force confirms Wilkerson’s extra-marital affair
Air Force Times reports: A lieutenant colonel who saw his sexual assault conviction overturned in part because a three-star general...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls Senator Levin Amendment Ineffective
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS SEN. LEVIN AMENDMENT INEFFECTIVE, DOES NOT ADDRESS CORE PROBLEM OF...
New York Times Editorial: A Failure on Military Sexual Assaults
The Editorial Board of the New York Times writes: The spate of alarming incidents in recent months underscoring the depth...
USA Today Editorial: Military sex assault victims get aspirin: Our view
USA Today Editorial Board writes: In the past few weeks, the Pentagon’s top brass and lawmakers of all stripes have...
UPI: Senate Dems differ on ways to prosecute military sexual assaults
United Press International reports: WASHINGTON- Sen. Carl Levin said he would offer a plan requiring senior U.S. military officers to review decisions to...
MSNBC: Senate set for battle over military sexual assault
MSNBC writes: Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan said Tuesday that he will replace Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s amendment to the 2014 Defense...
National Journal: Gillibrand Fights for Military Sexual-Assault Reform Despite Opposition From Levin
The National Journal reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s decision to go for broke pushing a far-reaching measure designed to crack down...
Washington Post Poll: Americans split on how to address military sex assaults
A Washington Post – Pew Research Center poll found: Most Americans see sexual assault in the U.S. military as a...
New York Times: A Sexual-Assault Measure to Be Cut From Military Bill
The New York Times reports: Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, offered a measure that would give military prosecutors...
Reuters: Senate panel backs change to military sexual assault prosecution
Reuters reports: WASHINGTON – A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday approved a controversial plan to improve the military’s handling of sexual assault cases,...
San Antonio News 4: Lackland tech sergeant sentenced
San Antonio News 4 reports: SAN ANTONIO — A former Air Force military training instructor has been sentenced for his...
AP: Democratic senator considering shifting military sexual assault cases to state prosecutors
The AP reports: WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says Congress is considering stripping the military of...
Stars and Stripes: Army brass gathers to address sexual assaults
Stars and Stripes reports: JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Nearly every soldier who wears two or more stars gathered near...
NY Daily News: Levin Plans Replacement for Gillibrand Military Sexual Assault Bill
New York Daily News reports: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin plans to replace a measure from Sen. Kirsten...
Navy Times: Tailhook’s whistle-blower talks sexual assault
POD advisory board member in the Navy Times: In the fall of 1991, hundreds of naval aviators mobbed the Las...
Face The Nation: Military sex assault “culture” needs new laws to change, lawmakers say
Face the Nation yesterday featured Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) discussing the problem of military sexual...
National Journal: Gender Bias in Military Sexual Assaults Mars Debate
The National Journal reports: Lawmakers working to combat the alarming escalation of sexual assaults in the military are running into...
Guardian: Sexual assault victims say military’s promises of reform don’t go far enough
The Guardian reports: During this week’s battle of wills between legislators and military leaders at the Senate armed services committee...
New York Times Editorial: Cut the Strings to George III
Maureen Dowd of the New York Times writes: On the Hill, the brass argued that they could not retain “cohesion”...
The Hill: Obama urged to veto Defense Department on sexual assault policy
The Hill reports: President Obama is under pressure to support legislation that would move the prosecution of sexual assault cases...