Hagel to meet with brass Friday on sex assault review
USA Today reports: Leaders from each of the armed services will brief Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday on the...
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Gillibrand: Sexual assaults and American betrayal
In an op-ed for the New York Daily News, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) writes: Last week, we saw something we...
Jury selection to begin Friday in Naval Academy sexual assault trial
The Washington Post reports: Jury selection is scheduled to begin Friday in the trial of a former U.S. Naval Academy...
Editorial: Congress pushes military on sex assaults
The Fayetteville Observer Editorial Board writes: Just as testimony began in the sexual-assault court martial of Brig. Gen. Jeff Sinclair last...
[VIDEO] Congresswoman Speier urges directive to re-screen soldiers in positions of trust
Congresswoman Speier shared the story of a 17-year-old girl who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a Marine Corps recruiter...
How a Military Sexual Assault Case Foundered
The New York Times reports: The most important sexual assault prosecution in the military came apart on Monday. But cracks...
Why Gillibrand bill faces midterm danger
Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia is featured in this article from The Hill: Gillibrand’s backers say she will...
Gillibrand should keep up the pressure to end sexual assaults in the military
The Buffalo News reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has proved a number of things in her important and honorable battle to...
Stars and Stripes: 151 Navy personnel disqualified from positions of trust
Stars and Stripes reports: The Navy disqualified 151 sailors and civilians last year from positions of trust following a service-led...
Opinion – Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO): Combating sexual assaults in the military
Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO) writes an op-ed: For example, in 1972, when I joined the U.S. Army, I found an...
Navy disqualifies 151 sailors after sex assault review
USA Today reports: The Navy has disqualified 151 sailors serving as sexual assault counselors, instructors and recruiters — up from...
Tumult over military sexual assaults far from over
The Associated Press reports: The turmoil over how to end an epidemic of sexual assaults in the U.S. military is...
General Sinclair, Sexual Assault and Military Justice
Bloomberg View reports: Brigadier General Jeffrey A. Sinclair’s trial on sexual assault charges began the day after the Senate blocked...
Army Judge Halts Sexual Assault Case, Citing Political Influence
TIME Magazine writes: The prosecution of one of the highest-ranking officers ever charged with the crime hits the brakes as...
Editorial: Has justice prevailed?
The Watertown Daily Times Editorial Board writes: It’s not likely that U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has made many...
The Pentagon’s Battle Against Sexual Assault Rages On
TIME Magazine reports: The Pentagon kept running into bad sexual-assault news last week: the Army’s top sex-crimes prosecutor was suspended...
[VIDEO] CNN: Military rape survivor: Sen. McCaskill betrayed us
In case you missed it, Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member, Veteran, and Founder of Women Veterans Social Justice, BriGette...
Commander orders trial after rape case is reinvestigated
The Air Force Times reports: An airman whose sexual assault case was dismissed last September by former Third Air Force...
Associated Press: Judge weighs new evidence in Army sex assault case
The AP reports: The judge in the case against an Army general believed to be the highest-ranking U.S. military officer...
TIME: Senate Passes Bill Tightening Regs on Sexual Assault in the Military
Protect Our Defender President is featured in this article from TIME: The Senate passed landmark legislation overhauling how the Defense...