Video: Sen. Gillibrand on The Last Word
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on O’Donnell last night talking about how The Invisible War helped sparked conversation: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking...
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US Military: Sexual Assaults on the Rise
Al Jazeera English reports, featuring POD Advocacy Committee Member Katie Weber: I was only 18 years old … I joined...
PBS: Why the Military Has a Sexual Assault Problem
Sarah Childress reports for Politico: The military also uses a video game that includes another bar scene: “Loud music, cold...
Politico: White House, Hill Press Military on Sexual Assaults
Juana Summers reports for PBS on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: So far, the administration is still weighing its...
Hagel: Troops’ Workplaces Will Be Checked for ‘Degrading’ Images of Women
Andrew Tilghman reports for Air Force Times: The extraordinary searches will be similar to those the Air Force conducted last...
Marine Convicted of Rape Walks Without Prison Time
Michelle Theriault Boots reports for the Anchorage Daily News: It’s not clear why the military chose not to give Howard...
Who Has Jurisdiction in Sex Assault Case: Civilian or Military Court?
Nancy Montgomery reports for Stars and Stripes: “It’s our prosecution. He’s been charged. We have an arraignment set. Our victims’...
Krusinski Enters No Plea; Trial Date Set for July 18
Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes: The Air Force’s head of sexual assault prevention and response did not enter...
New York Times: Military Courts Are Called Outdated on Sex Crimes
Jennifer Steinhauer reports for New York Times: “We have a system partly from the 20th century and partly from the...
W.H. Holds Meeting on Sexual Assault in Military
Dan Lothian reports for CNN: “I strongly believe that to change the paradigm of chronic non-reporting it is essential to...
CNN: Combating Sexual Assault in the Military
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour interviews Protect Our Defenders collaborator attorney Susan Burke: “The reality is that neither the president nor Secretary...
AP: Most Military Sexual Assault Cases Go Unreported
Lolita C. Baldor and Donna Cassata report for The Associated Press: Despite a slew of new oversight and assistance programs,...
New York Times: Officer Had Clean Record, Air Force Says
Charlie Savage reports for The New York Times: Colonel Krusinski’s case is receiving intense scrutiny. The Pentagon on Monday said...
Meeting on Sexual Assaults in Military
Nedra Pickler reports for the Associated Press: Officials say a bipartisan group of about a dozen senators and representatives were...
AF Asked to Try Officer in Virginia Groping Case
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: “We made this recommendation because, as yesterday’s (sexual assault) report indicates, an...
Diane Rehm Show: Sexual Assault In The Military
Diane Rehm interviews Protect Our Defenders collaborator attorney Susan Burke: “When you have decades of a system that’s not working,...
USA Today: Facebook Pulls Page that Denigrates Female Marines
Tom Vanden Brook reports for USA Today on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: “I am confident that...
Should Rape Victims “Submit?”
Mary Elizabeth Williams reports for Salon: The fact that the U.S. military still seems to refuse to get the magnitude...
Rep. Jackie Speier Outs Obscene Marine Facebook Page
Carol Lochhead reports for The SF Gate on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: The “F’N Wook” page...
President Obama’s Remarks on Reform in Military Justice
President Obama commented on the need to reform the military justice system at a press conference with South Korean President...
Sexual Assault In The Military
Listen to Protect Our Defenders collaborator attorney Susan Burke on the Kojo Nimandi Show: You have this complete and arbitrary...
Buck McKeon Makes Appointment To New Military Rape Review Panel
Michelle Fechtelkotter reports for KHTS AM 1220: It is a federal advisory committee that will conduct an independent review and...
Air Force General Mark Welsh Blames ‘Hookup Mentality’ for Rapes in Military
Michael Allen reports for Opposing Views: “Some of it is the hookup mentality of junior high even and high school...
Top Air Force Commander Blames ‘Hookup Culture’ for Rise in Military Sexual Assault
Arturo Garcia reports for The Raw Story on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “General Welsh should know that the...
Al Jazeera English: Sex Crimes Soar in US Military
Al Jazeera English reports on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Miranda Peterson:
Air Force General’s Remarks Provoke Outrage
Juana Summers reports for Politico: “This is more of the blame the victim instead of blame the perpetrator,” Rep. Michael...
Audio: Tailhook Whistle Blower Speaks Live on First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross
WJCT interviews for Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Paula Coughlin-Puopolo: There is a pervasive culture in our military where...
PRESS RELEASE: General Welsh Blames Troops for Sexual Assault Epidemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** GENERAL WELSH BLAMES TROOPS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT...
Chief of Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Unit Charged with Sexual Assault
Noel Brinkerhoff and Danny Biederman report AllGov.com: At the Tuesday Senate hearing, Gen. Welsh dismissed a suggestion by Sen. Kristen...
Int’l Business Times: US Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims ‘It May Be Advisable To Submit”
Zoe Mintz reports for International Business Times on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: “This brochure is just the...
Video: Susan Burke on MSNBC
MSNBC interviews Protect Our Defenders collaborator attorney Susan Burke: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the...
LA Times: Pentagon Reports Sharp Rise in Military Sexual Assaults
David S. Cloud reports for Los Angeles Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect...
Military Sex Assaults Rising 35% Bring Calls to Revamp System
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The military system today is the equivalent of...
New York Times: America’s Military Injustice
Maureen Dowd reports for the New York Times: “To dismiss violent rapes as part of the hook-up culture shows a...
Susan Burke: If the Military Fails to Prosecute Sexual Assault, There Will Be More Rapes
Current TV interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Colleen Bushnell and POD collaborator attorney Susan Burke: Read the accompanying article.
Military Sex Assaults Jump by More Than 1/3
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: The Pentagon estimates in a new report that the number of troops...
Military Sex Assaults Surged in 2012
Gretel C. Kovach reports for the San Diego Union-Tribune: Including those who did not disclose it to military commanders, the...
Criminal Charges Aside, the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention Program Advises Victims To Submit
J.D. Tuccille writes for Hit & Run Blog on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: This is advice to...
Wired Magazine: Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims to ‘Submit’
Spencer Ackerman reports for Wired: Fully 94 percent of mid-career to senior officers who declined to report their sexual assault...
Finally, Word From the Top on Rape in the Military
The SF Gate Editorial Board reports on Protect Our Defenders and our Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: Pentagon research has...
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...