Reuters: House Committee Hearing to Address Sexual Assault in Military
Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, who leads an advocacy group for...
Air Force Calls Number of Sex Assaults ‘Appalling’
Richard Lardner reports for the Associated Press on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: Fundamental reforms are needed...
Jennifer Norris Interviewed on NBC
NBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and...
Air Force Sex-Scandal Hearing Set
Kristina Wong reports for Washington Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The scandal at Lackland, the nation’s largest...
LA Times: Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair Defers Plea at Court-Martial
David Zucchino reports for the Los Angeles Times: Sinclair, who was removed from command in Afghanistan in May, is accused...
Media Advisory: Military Sexual Assault Survivors to Hold Briefing Ahead of Congressional Hearing on Lackland Scandal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com **Prior to the Lackland hearing, Protect Our Defenders will hold a...
Lackland Hearing Update from Paula Coughlin
Last August, I, along with fellow survivors Jenny McClendon, Brian Lewis, Jennifer Norris, and Jessica Hinves traveled to our nation’s...
Editorial: Hearings on Lackland are Long Overdue
The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board writes about Protect Our Defenders: The California-based advocacy group Protect Our Defenders says that...
Reuters: U.S. Air Force Finds Pornography, “Offensive” Material in Inspections
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our Defenders, an...
Porn Hunted Down at Randolph
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders: The Air Force inspections were announced in advance...
NBC Today Show: Air Force Searches Out Porn, Other ‘Offensive’ Material on its Bases
The Today show reports: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Read the accompanying article.
Statement from Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on Findings from the Air Force Sweep
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT *** Statement from Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on...
AP: Inspections Found Air Force Porn, Offensive Items
Chris Carroll reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: It’s not clear what the inspection,...
Air Force Sweep Finds Thousands of Inappropriate Items, including Pornography
Chris Carroll reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Military sources told Protect Our Defenders...
A Damning Indictment of Military Rape ‘Epidemic’
Randall King reports for Winnipeg Free Press on The Invisible War, Kirby Dick’s recent documentary about sexual assault in the...
SecNav: Navy ‘Failed’ to Protect Midshipmen
Michael Hoffman reports for Military.com: Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Thursday the Navy has “failed’ to protect Naval Academy midshipmen...
Nancy Parrish: Our Military Justice System Needs Fixing
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish writes in the Huffington Post: Our broken system of military justice fosters this permissive...
Listen: Katie Weber Radio Interview
Branden Rathert interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Katie Weber for News Radio 1620, Pensacola: “My rape was violent,...
Men Are Latest Alleged Victims of Sex Crimes By Air Force Trainers
Chris Carroll reports for Stars and Stripes: A male drill instructor stands accused of sexual misconduct with two male recruits...
Statement of Nancy J. Parrish, President Protect Our Defenders Before The U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Read the statement of Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights or watch the recorded...
Press Release: Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris to Testify Before Congress on Lackland Sexual Abuse Scandal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS ADVOCACY BOARD MEMBER JENNIFER...
Civil Rights Commission Asked to Examine Sexual Assault in the Military
Diane Debella reports for Examiner on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish and the brutal rape and murder of LaVena...
Three Men Put on the List of Sexual Victims at Lackland
Sig Christenson reports for San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: One advocate, Protect Our Defenders’ founder...
Join us in person or in spirit for the Congressional Lackland hearing
Our efforts have paid off! On January 23rd, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on the...
Yesterday’s Civil Rights Commission Hearing Addressed Sexual Assault in All Branches of U.S. Military
Anna Breslaw reports for Jezebel on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jenny McClendon: After the hearing, McClendon says that...
Listen: WTOP Reports on Protect Our Defenders
Max Smith reports for WTOP in Washington, D.C. on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish and Advocacy Board Member Brian...
Bay Pines VA Program Tackles Military Sex Cases
Tampa Bay Online reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Military sexual trauma has a debilitating effect on hundreds...
NBC News: Civil Rights Commission Urged to Order Audit of Military Sex-Assault Cases
Brian Briggs reports for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “I think that’s a great idea,” testified...
LA Times: Texas Military Assault Scandal Prompts Congressional Hearings
Molly Hennessy-Fiske reports for the LA Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Victims will tell you there has...
Watch: Jessica Hinves Interview
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board member, Jessica Hinves was recently interviewed on the U.S. military rape epidemic by News Channel...
Advocates: Lackland Hearings Should Spark Reforms, Not More Empty Promises
Michael Barajas reports for the San Antonio Current on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish and Advocacy Board Member Paula...
Watch Live or Listen in to USCCR Briefing on Sexual Assault in the Military
If you are unable to attend the US Commission on Civil Rights Briefing on Sexual Assault in the Military on...
Woman Says Recruiter Closed Blinds, Then Seduced Her
Sig Christenson reports for San Antonio Express-News: Prosecutors have lodged six charges and 35 specifications of misconduct against Rodriguez, 34,...
Air Force to Assign Counsel for Victims of Sex Assault
Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes: Starting Jan. 28, Air Force members and their adult dependents who report a...
Media Advisory: Protect Our Defenders Nancy Parrish to Address US Commission on Civil Rights Briefing
**If you would like to receive a preview of Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish’ remarks please contact me. FOR...
Reuters: Congress to Hold Hearing on Sexual Abuse in Military
Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “This is not just a crisis in the...
Armed Services Panel to Hold Lackland Sex Scandal Hearing
Jeremy Herb reports for The Hill on Protect Our Defenders: Advocates for sexual assault victims — along with 78 House...
House Panel Sets Hearing on Lackland Scandal
Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish and Honorary Chair Congresswoman Jackie Speier:...
Court Told Recruiter Became a Predator
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: A woman testified today that a Houston-area Air Force recruiter doggedly pursued...
Statement from Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on Lackland Hearing Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT*** STATEMENT FROM PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT NANCY PARRISH...
Another View by Lily Casura: Where are the Male Victims at Lackland?
Healing Combat Trauma founder and PTSD expert Lily Casura writes in the San Antonio Express-News: So far the pattern has...
House Panel Sets Hearings on Lackland Sex Scandal
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Victims’ advocate groups praised the...
Survivors: Submit Your Comments to the US Commission on Civil Rights by Feb. 11, 2013
The US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) is collecting written statements from survivors of military sexual assault. Share your stories...
Military Recruiter Charged in Rape
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, founder of the...
Reuters: Air Force Recruiter Charged with Rape as Sex Scandal Expands
Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The allegations against Rodriguez show that fundamental changes...
Statement from Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on Lackland Recruiter Facing Multiple Sexual Assault Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT*** STATEMENT FROM PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT NANCY PARRISH...
AF Instructor is Sentenced to 100 Days in Jail
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: A former boot-camp instructor pleaded guilty Thursday to having illicit relationships with...
Defense Bill Includes Shaheen Health Care Provision for Women
The Associated Press reports: The defense bill signed by President Barack Obama includes an amendment sponsored by New Hampshire Sen....
Special Court-Martial Underway For Sixth Lackland Instructor
Eileen Pace reports for Texas Public Radio: Staff Sgt. Christopher Jackson is charged with engaging in unprofessional relationships with two...
January 11 in DC: Attend US Commission on Civil Rights briefing on military sexual assault
Friends in the Washington, DC region: On Friday, January 11, 2013 the US Commission on Civil Rights will hold a...