A Sailor, a Survivor and a Victim’s Advocate
The Daily Press reports: Petty Officer 1st Class Bonnie McCammond remembers the 2009 housewarming party as a night of celebration...
News Blog
More Military Sex Assault Reports a Positive Sign?
The Daily Press reports: Military leaders cite several new reforms meant to improve the system going forward. They will evaluate...
Military Sexual Assault Victims Cannot Sue for Damages
Care2 reports: Janet Galla was 21 when she joined the Navy in 1999, following a proud family tradition. She served...
Why We Need to Talk About the Sexual Assault of Men and Boys
The Huffington Post reports: We see the deliberate minimization of this issue every day, such as when a news article...
A Message from Paula Coughlin and Nancy Parrish: Good Community News & Opportunities, Summer Edition!
Protect Our Defenders would like to take a moment to share with you a sample of the good works and...
Washington Post: Navy to retool Blue Angels after scandal
The Washington Post reports: The Navy’s investigative report examining the leadership of former Blue Angels commanding officer Capt. Gregory McWherter...
ELLE Magazine: Inside the Lives of Soldier Girls
Journalist Helen Thorpe discusses her new book tracking the parallel lives of three women soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan...
West Point chief: Academy addressing sexual harassment, assault
The Times Herald-Record reports: A year after he took the reins at West Point, Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr....
Investigation reveals creepy details behind Marine colonel’s firing
The Marine Corps Times reports: An investigation into last year’s firing of a senior Marine Corps officer reveals that at...
Sexual assault and a culture unmoored
James Carroll for the Boston Globe writes: A spirit of crisis marks the discussion of sexual assault in America lately, as pressures...
Appeals court rejects lawsuit by alleged military sexual assault victims
The Sacramento Bee reports: The suit was brought on behalf of Ariana Klay and 11 other current and former sailors...
DoD, DoJ Improve Sexual Assault Response Advocate Training
DoD News reports: The Defense Department teamed up with the Justice Department to produce an advanced training program for advocates...
‘It’s horrifying’ Fuller’s ‘One Night’ takes aim at military rapes
The Spirit of Jefferson reports: On Saturday, the issue will again take center stage as the festival’s free Saturday Lecture Series...
Brian Lewis: Men Recovering From Military Sexual Trauma
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Brian Lewis writes for The Good Men Project: The Response Systems to Adult Sexual...
“It was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through”: How reporting sexual assault can revictimize survivors
Salon reports: Earlier this year, after a woman was allegedly assaulted by members of the Naval Academy football team, she...
Protect Our Defenders 2014 (2nd Quarter) Media Report
PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS 2014 (2nd QUARTER) MEDIA REPORT Protect Our Defenders (POD) continues to be the leading voice for victims...
VMI cadet alleges sexual assault, faces criminal charge
The Roanoke Times reports: A Virginia Military Institute cadet alleges that a male campus police officer, while investigating a theft...
Foreign Policy: Is it time to ask Joint Chiefs of Staff to have a meeting with Initech’s ‘Bobs’?
Foreign Policy reports: As if they deliberately meant to top their tone-deaf response to that issue, the entire gang assembled...
Family, judge convinced of soldier’s innocence in sex assault case
The Killeen Daily Herald reports: A judge gave hope to the family of a soldier convicted of sexual assault last...
Gallup: One in Four Vets Know a Military Sexual Trauma Victim
Gallup reports: The issue of MST garnered national attention this past winter, with a proposed Senate bill to make it...