Ex-Lackland Instructor Faces 16 Allegations of Cruelty
Sig Christenson reports for The San Antonio Express-News: The Air Force said today that 33 instructors have fallen under investigation...
New York Times: Conduct at Issue as Military Officers Face a New Review
Thom Shanker reports for The New York Times: After a series of scandals involving high-ranking officers, the American military for...
Lawmakers Seek More Changes to Military’s Sexual Assault Policies
Jeremy Herb reports for The Hill on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The question is, will Lt. Gen. Franklin’s...
How Justice Is Denied to Military Women
Susan Milligan reports for US News & World Report: The logic is so appallingly circular and nonsensical that it provokes...
Overturning Verdict Was Right Decision, General Says
Nancy Montgomery reports for Stars and Stripes: “I’ll tell you I am sleeping like a baby at night time,” Franklin...
Not Invisible Anymore
Rick Outzen reports for Independent News: Nan wants to see the culture change and thinks getting the investigation and punishment...
Guardian: Air Force General Draws Renewed Fire as Military Sex Assault Row Rumbles On
Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian: It also emerged on Thursday that, in his clemency letter, Wilkerson told Franklin they...
Video: Rape in the Military
Ring of Fire interviews investigative journalist Rick Outzen about the epidemic of sexual assault in the Military:
WSJ: Documents Show New Details in Air Force Case
Julian E. Barnes reports for Wall Street Journal on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, the president of...
DoD Revamps Rules on Preventing Sexual Assaults
Patricia Kime reports for Navy Times: Among the changes: Improved sexual assault response capabilities, including medical care, counseling and trained...
The Air Force Sexual Assault Scandal Shows Exactly What’s Wrong With The Military Justice System
Paul Szoldra reports for the Business Insider on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The case fuels the argument that...
The Military’s Sexual Assault Non-Solution
Juliette Kayyem writes for The Boston Globe : Indeed, Hagel’s proposed changes don’t include the clearest way to reduce sexual...
Wall Street Journal: Air Force General Defends Dismissing Sex-Assault Conviction
Craig Whitlock reports for the Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our...
Washington Post: Air Force General Defends Overturning Sexual-Assault Conviction
Craig Whitlock reports for the Washington Post: His explanation further infuriated some lawmakers, who said he had no business substituting...
Air Force General Defends Decision To Overturn Sex Assault Conviction: Criticism Is ‘Utter Nonsense’
Molly O’Toole reports for the Huffington Post: “I am keenly aware of the significant Congressional interest and media coverage of...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls for Gen. Franklin to be Dismissed from US Military
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2013
Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT ***
PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS FOR LT. GEN. CRAIG FRANKLIN...
APNewsbreak: Air Force Officer Defends Move to Overturn Sex Assault Verdict
The Associated Press reports: [Lt. General Craig Franklin] acknowledged that Wilkerson didn’t pass a polygraph test and that there were...
Tucson Sentinel: More Az Veterans Report Dealing with Military Sexual Trauma
Christina Silvestri reports for the Tuscon Sentinel: “We’ve developed this stigma, this patriotism, this culture, that just because they wear...
NBC News: Army Employs Video Game to Help Curb Sex Assaults; Critics Call it ‘Affront’
Bill Briggs reports for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “For decades, leaders in our military have...
STATEMENT: Internal Pentagon Conflict Hinders Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights
**A copy of Air Force LTC Joshua Kastenberg’s US v. Daniels, USAF decision and other cases mentioned in the statement...
Listen: Protect Our Defenders Advocates for Change in Military
550 KTSA News in San Antonio reports on Protect Our Defenders: Military Rights Group, Protect Our Defenders, is calling for...
Protect Our Defenders Issues Statement on Pentagon Conflict of Interest
Washington DC – New legal attacks from all branches of the military are denying victims of sexual assault their fundamental...
UPI: Hagel Calls for Rape Reform in Military
UPI reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of the Protect Our Defenders advocacy group for...
Bloomberg: Hagel Seeks to Bar Overturning of Sex Assault Convictions
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “We have always contended that the more insidious...
NBC News: Defense Secretary Hagel Demands Rape Reform in Military
Bill Briggs, Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube report for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The military...
Reuters: Hagel to Ask Congress to End Commanders’ Power to Overturn Jury Verdicts
David Alexander reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Today’s proposed changes from the Pentagon fall short...
Guardian: US Defense Secretary Pushes for Overhaul of Military Sexual Assault Cases
Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Parrish said: “The Aviano case has shown...
SecDef: End Commander Authority to Overturn Court-Martial Convictions
Jeff Schogol reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “We have always contended that the...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls UCMJ Proposed Article 60 Reform Insufficient
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2013
Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS UCMJ PROPOSED ARTICLE 60 REFORM INSUFFICIENT —...
US Officials: Hagel Moving to Strip Commanders’ Ability to Reverse Criminal Convictions
The Associated Press reports: According to defense officials, Hagel will seek legislation requiring that cases go through the U.S. Court...
Hard Labor for Lackland Convicts: Cleaning Kennels
The Associated Press reports: For five basic training instructors convicted in an Air Force sex scandal, their sentences of “hard...
Two More MTIs Sentenced in Lackland Sex Scandal
Jeff Schogol reports for Air Force Times: Two more military training instructors were recently sentenced for their part in an...
Washington Notebook: Mainers Get Results on Sex Assaults in Military
Kevin Miller reports for the Portland Press Herald on Protect Our Defenders: In his announcement, Clapper singled out Pingree, Democratic...
US Army General Canned Over Alcohol, Sexual Misconduct Charges
RT.com reports: Last month, sexual assault victims who claimed they were harassed by military leaders testified in front of a...
Washington Post: After Pentagon Investigations, Three Army Generals Censured for Misconduct
Craig Whitlock reports for the Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The military leadership still sees this...
Sexual Assault Victims Seeking Security Clearance Need No Longer Disclose Counseling
Molly O’Toole reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our Defenders, another advocacy group...
Finally, Rape Survivors In The Military No Longer Have To Disclose That They Sought Counseling
Aviva Shen reports for ThinkProgress on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Committee Jennifer Norris: After she was raped, she says...
Clearance Form Now Lets Sexual Assault Victims Keep Counseling Private
Rick Maze reports for Military Times: Without the change, Clapper says some sexual assault victims “may not have otherwise sought...
Director of National Intelligence Issues New Security Clearance Guidance
Victims of sexual assault who hold or wish to hold a government security clearance will no longer be required to...
Bloomberg: Sex Assault Victims Can Get Counseling Without Disclosure
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg: Victims of sexual assault can get mental-health counseling without disclosing it on applications for U.S....
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Applauds New Security Clearance Guidelines
*Survivors of military sexual assault that had been affected by Question 21 are available to speak. Let me know if...
McCaskill Pressuring Military on Sexual Assaults
Bill Lambrecht reports for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: What is shaping up swiftly as another main pursuit for McCaskill is...
Air Force Officer, Convicted of Sexual Assault, is Assigned to Victim’s Hometown
Tod Robberson reports for The Dallas Morning News: A three-star general, acting on his own authority, set aside the conviction...
Lackland Trainer, an Iraq Vet, Gets 60-Day Sentence
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: Staff Sgt. William Romero pleaded guilty earlier in the day to two...
New York Times: Hagel Warns of Big Squeeze at the Pentagon
Thom Shanker reports for the New York Times: Without military or civilian aides, Mr. Hagel himself took extensive notes as...
James Wilkerson, Air Force Pilot Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Reassigned
Molly O’Toole reports for the Huffington Post on Protect Our Defenders: The victim in the sexual assault case, Kimberly Hanks,...
New Job for Officer with Overturned Conviction
Jeff Schogol reports for Air Force Times: On Monday, the president of a group that supports service members who have...
Lackland Instructor’s Victim Speaks of Trauma, Fear
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: Nearly two years after the incident, Messick says she is talking with...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls on Sec. Hagel to Investigate Wilkerson; Releases Statement on Wilkerson’s Reinstatement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RELEASES STATEMENT ON LT....
The Military’s Sexual Assault Epidemic
The Week reports on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Jenny McClendon: Giving the sexes equal roles would dispel that disparity...