Starbucks CEO To Donate $30 Million To Support PTSD Research For Veterans
The Huffington Post reports: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is making a large donation to help U.S. veterans. Schultz spoke to...
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Could Congress have changed the outcome of two high profile cases of military sexual assault? Maybe.
The Washington Post reports: A few months ago Congress approved changes to how the military handles cases of assault and...
Two Gitmo guards face sex-assault trials in S.A
The San Antonio Express-News reports: Two soldiers who worked as guards at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
Editorial: Military sex-assault case shows need for far-reaching reforms
The Boston Globe Editorial Board writes: Two weeks ago, the Senate blocked legislation championed by Kirsten Gillibrand to overhaul the...
[VIDEO] MSNBC: Verdicts upset military sex assault victims
Attorney Susan Burke is featured in this MSNBC report: Learn more here.
National Journal: Military Sexual-Assault Verdicts Revive Debate on Hill
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this National Journal article: And Gillibrand said the Sinclair decision underlines...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Verdict Against Naval Academy Midshipman Accused of Sexual Assault
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, Brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO VERDICT AGAINST...
‘Fighting is worth it,’ even in defeat, say midshipmen who reported sexual assaults
The Washington Post reports: Here’s how low the expectations are among some of those midshipmen who have reported being sexually...
Brig. Gen. Jeff Sinclair to receive reprimand, $20K pay forfeiture
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Fayetteville Observer: Sinclair’s court-martial came as Congress...
Congresswoman Jackie Speier: Military justice bungles sex cases
Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) writes an op-ed for CNN: After facing a long list of...
Airman charged in a Universal City rape case
The San Antonio Express-News reports: An Air Force reservist was arrested Thursday at his job on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland...
WSJ: General Reprimanded, Fined in Adultery Case
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Wall Street Journal: “Gen. Sinclair and his...
Washington Post: Disgraced Army general, Jeffrey A. Sinclair, gets $20,000 fine, no jail time
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Washington Post: Advocacy groups for sexual- assault victims...
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...
AP: Army general fined, reprimanded in sex case
The Associated Press reports: An army general avoided jail time and was reprimanded and fined a total of $20,000 for...
VICE: Sexual Assault is Still the Military’s Best Kept Secret
Vice reports: They say it undermines their authority as commanders, even though England and Canada have been doing it this...
[AUDIO]: General walks away from sexual assault charges — and victim advocates cry foul
Tailhook whistleblower and Protect Our Defenders Board of Directors Member Paula Coughlin is interviewed in this piece from PRI: Paula...
AP: Prosecutors seek to dismiss Army general who carried on three-year affair with subordinate
The Associated Press reports: An Army general who carried on a three-year extramarital affair with a subordinate should be thrown...
Soldiers Mocked Affair Between General and Subordinate in Gross Skit
Jezebel reports: As testimony wraps up in the case of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, a new story has been revealed:...
Army Gen. Sinclair breaks down, asks judge to not punish family
The Los Angeles Times reports: Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair broke down in tears Wednesday at his sentencing hearing, asking the...