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....
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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...
Air Force staff sergeant testifies in rape case involving Coast Guardsman
Local10.com reports: In an attempt to look less attractive to the men she worked with in the Air Force, a...
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Pentagon’s Sexual Assault Panel Findings That Support the Status Quo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO...
Sexual assault panel: Keep prosecutions in chain of command
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: But Nancy Parrish, president of...
Independent panel releases report on ending military sexual assault
Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board Member BriGette McCoy and Advocacy Committee Member Brian Lewis are featured in this story from...
Barack Obama taps ex-Procter and Gamble exec Robert McDonald to lead VA
Politico reports: President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald to lead the embattled Department...
Commander Says He Was Fired for Helping Airmen
Military.com reports: The Air Force’s removal of a squadron commander for showing favoritism to subordinates in his unit has some...
Marines: Officials encourage male victims to report sexual assault crimes
Officials encourage male victims to report sexual assault crimes: While the number of reported sexual assaults shot up sharply in...
Governor’s inadequate response to Alaska National Guard sexual assault complaints
The Anchorage Daily News reports: Questions remain as to why Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell waited almost four years to open an...
Why Military Sexual Assault Survivors Have Trouble Getting The Benefits They Deserve
The Huffington Post reports: When a veteran submits a disability claim for post-traumatic stress disorder, a troubling factor can predict...
[VIDEO] Congresswomen Speier Introduces Amendment to Protect Military Sexual Assault Survivors
Congresswoman Jackie Speier stood with victims of sexual assault in the military and offered an amendment on the floor of...
Op Ed on MCM Changes from Protect Our Defenders President
The National Institute of Military Justice Blog highlighted Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish’s Huffington Post blog post on their...
NBC News: Army Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair Accused of Sexual Assault Demoted
NBC News: A U.S. Army general who became the face of a sexual assault problem plaguing the military was demoted...
New Presidential Executive Order Proposed by Pentagon Strips Victims of Their Privacy
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish writes for the Huffington Post: Last Friday, President Obama signed an Executive Order amending...
Hillary Clinton Backs Gillibrand Bill to Curb Military Sexual Assault
From Politico: At another point in the CNN event, she took a position that appears to put her opposite the...
Politico: Hillary Clinton tackles Benghazi, pot and more
Politico reports: At another point in the CNN event, she took a position that appears to put her opposite the...
PRESS RELEASE: President Obama Signs Executive Order Undermining Rape Shield Protections for Victims of Rape in the Military
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER UNDERMINING...
The Atlantic: Teaching Sexual Assault Prevention Through Comedy
The Atlantic reports: At Catharsis’s flagship military client—the Great Lakes Naval Base, where the company has been active for two...
Fort Bragg Soldier Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, Convicted of Sex Assault and Battery
WTVD reports: An 82nd Airborne soldier has been convicted of sexual assault and domestic battery and sentenced to two years...