March Update for Protect Our Defenders Community Mar 08 2015 Here are a few special updates this month just for the survivor and friends community. Webinar on Male Survivors Brian Lewis, a POD...
February News Roundup Mar 08 2015 Here’s Protect Our Defenders’ monthly news roundup covering current issues for veterans and active duty service members who are survivors...
Ms. Magazine: Kirsten Gillibrand: Taking On Military Sexual Assault, One Bill at a Time Mar 04 2015 Ms. Magazine reports: In the wake of recent high-profile cases of the mishandling of military sexual assaults, widespread public outcry...
Mother Jones: Reporting Sexual Abuse in the Military Is “Inherently Unfair.” Here’s Why. Mar 03 2015 Protect Our Defenders President Col Don Christensen and Board of Directors Member Paula Coughlin are featured in this piece from...
Local veteran overcomes trauma through opera music Feb 24 2015 Watch this video about Kela Holmes, who walked away from her dream of becoming an opera singer to join the Army:...
House bill would require DOD to publish names of military sex offenders Feb 13 2015 Former Chief Prosecutor and President of Protect Our Defenders, Colonel Don Christensen USAF (ret) is featured in this Scripps News...
Statement of Protect Our Defenders President, Col. Don Christensen (ret.) on the Introduction of the Military TRAC Act Feb 12 2015 February 12, 2015 Statement of Protect Our Defenders President, Col. Don Christensen (ret.) on the Introduction of the Military TRAC Act...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Applauds Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Americans from Convicted Sex Offenders Feb 12 2015 Download as a PDF document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2015 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS APPLAUDS CONGRESSWOMAN JACKIE...
Stars and Stripes: House bill calls for DOD to publish names of military sex offenders Feb 12 2015 Former Chief Prosecutor and President of Protect Our Defenders, Colonel Don Christensen USAF (ret) is featured in this Stars and...
Protect Our Defenders Releases Analysis of DoD Service Academy Survey Feb 11 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RELEASES ANALYSIS OF DOD SERVICE ACADEMY SURVEY, WHICH FINDS THAT NEARLY...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Service Academy Survey Feb 11 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO SERVICE ACADEMY SURVEY, WHICH FINDS THAT NEARLY HALF THE...
One in 10 female AFA cadets victims of unwanted sexual contact Feb 11 2015 Former Chief Prosecutor and President of Protect Our Defenders, Colonel Don Christensen USAF (ret) is featured in this Scripps News...
Stars and Stripes: Military lawyers lose the ‘good soldier’ defense Feb 09 2015 Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: “It allowed people to...
USA Today op-ed: Stop Air Force lockdown of public discussion Feb 09 2015 In a USA Today op-ed, Maribel Jarzabek, a former military lawyer takes commanders to task for trying trying to keep servicmembers...
Air Force launches a big change in basic training Feb 09 2015 Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen (ret.) is featured in this article from the San Antonio Express-News: Retired Air...
Air Force Times: Chief to retire at lower grade after probe of 2006 conviction Jan 31 2015 Protect Our Defenders Col. Don Christensen and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) are featured in this article from the Air Force...
January News Roundup Jan 30 2015 We’re starting a monthly news roundup in 2015. From the first few days of the new year, military sexual assault...
PBS: How military sex offenders fly under the radar after returning to civilian life Jan 15 2015 There are hundreds of service members who have been convicted of sex offenses but never appear on any public registry...
STL Post Dispatch: How a sexual predator operated under the radar at Ft. Leonard Wood Jan 15 2015 The St Louis Post Dispatch writes: A government investigation into how an Army drill sergeant was able to prey on...
Washington Post: A new voice for sexual assault victims in the military Jan 10 2015 The Washington Post reports: The job of special victims’ counsel began as a pilot program in the Air Force in...