Huffington Post: Top Army Sex Crime Prosecutor Under Investigation After Sexual Assault Allegations Surface
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Huffington Post:
The allegations were made public Thursday morning just before the Senate was scheduled to vote on bills that would curb military sexual assault, the Washington Post reports. A bill put forth by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) that would strip commanders’ authority over sexual assault cases failed to get enough votes to overcome a filibuster. However, a competing bill put forth by Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) that would appoint a special victims counsel for victims is expected to pass in a vote on Monday.
