Jeffrey Sinclair: no jail time for general guilty of ‘inappropriate relationships’
Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia is featured in this article from the Guardian:
Gillibrand is expected to renew her effort to change military law when the Senate begins work on a defence policy bill in the spring.
Brian Purchia, of Protect Our Defenders, a group supporting victims of military sexual assault, described the outcome of the case as “slap in the face” to victims. Purchia said: “This is showing the world that the Pentagon is serious about sexual assault? This man, who forces subordinates to send nude photographs of themselves and was accused of threatening the lives of families? This is the person they want in command?”
“This sends a very bad signal to the troops and those victims thinking of coming forward” said Purchia. It shows yet again why we need independent and impartial justice system for military sexual assault.”
