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...
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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...
[VIDEO] Harvey Bryant on commander authority in military sex assault cases: “I don’t think its best”
WTKR.com reports: “The primary goal is to increase confidence and put it in the hands of people trained in law...
Panel member: Military sex assault response hard to fix
The Virginian-Pilot reports: Harvey Bryant hoped the panel he was appointed to last year would bring a sea change to...
Politico: Adm. Howard: We ‘need to be’ in Iraq
Politico reports: Howard also reacted to recent comments made by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) about sexual assault in the military....
Panel urges caution in changing military law
Protect Our Defenders is featured in this article from the San Antonio Express-News: Nancy Parrish, founder of Protect Our Defenders,...
Soldier found guilty of male-on-male sexual assault, judge disagrees
The Killeen Daily Herald reports: A judge said he plans to recommend that a soldier’s sexual assault conviction be overturned....
DoD Announces New Award for Sexual Assault Prevention Innovation
From a Department of Defense press release: Defense Department officials today announced the first Sexual Assault Prevention Innovation Award to...