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...
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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...
Washington Post: Break the chain of command on military sex assault cases
Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post writes: Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair is a cad, a bully and a boor. Once...
Senator Susan Collins: Time to act on sexual assault in the military
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) calls on Congress to support fundamental reform: A senior Army officer, accused of sexually assaulting a...
[VIDEO] Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on HuffPost Live
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish appeared on HuffPost Live to discuss the epidemic of sexual assault in the military:...
Opinion: In Mustache March, I lose
Maj. Jennifer Holmes writes an opinion piece for the Air Force Times: One way to build camaraderie is to have...
U.S. Naval Academy midshipman laughed off sex assault: prosecutor
Reuters reports: A former U.S. Naval Academy football player laughed off his suspected sexual assault of a woman midshipman who...
[VIDEO] Sex Assault Reform Bill Fails To Get Traction
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish appears on HuffPost Live to discuss sexual assault in the military: Learn more here.
Prosecutors: Naval Academy midshipman was too drunk to consent
The Baltimore Sun reports: The court-martial of a Naval Academy midshipmen accused of sexually assaulting a classmate got under way...
Rep. Jackie Speier doesn’t mince words
Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) is profiled in this article from the Los Angeles Times: Uneasiness...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Plea Agreement, Dropped Sexual Assault Charges in Case Against Brigadier General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, Brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO PLEA AGREEMENT,...
Editorial: A Broken Military Justice System
The New York Times Editorial Board writes: On Monday, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair avoided prosecution on sexual assault charges that...
Editorial: No hope of justice
The New York Daily News Editorial Board writes: An expected plea bargain that would end the sexual assault trial of...
Editorial: Sinclair case shows need for moving sexual assault charges outside military justice
The News and Observer Editorial Board writes: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic senator of New York, had it right when she tried...
Can military try sexual assault cases? Critics decry general’s plea deal.
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Christian Science Monitor: Advocacy groups say that...