Season 2 of ‘House of Cards’ takes on military sexual assault
The Military Times reports: For at least the second time, an Air Force brochure that told victims of sexual assault...
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AP Exclusive: Misconduct forces more soldiers out
The Associated Press reports: The number of U.S. soldiers forced out of the Army because of crimes or misconduct has...
Group shines a light on victim backlash in military sex assaults
Protect Our Defenders is profiled in this article from the Military Times: Three years ago, a friend and congresswoman shared...
Former police officer brings his law enforcement expertise to SAPRO
The Air Force Times reports: Dave Thomas stumbled into his calling. It was 1980 and Thomas, a junior business and...
Should Military Sexual Assault Victims Have to Release Their Mental Health Records?
The Wire reports: In the ongoing debate over how the military should reform its handling of sexual assault, one case...
New York Times: Lead Prosecutor’s Abrupt Departure Rattles Military Sexual Assault Case
The New York Times reports: The military’s most closely watched sexual misconduct prosecution has been thrown into turmoil after the...
Our View: Take sex-crime trial decisions away from the brass
The Fayetteville Observer Editorial Board writes: Rape, sexual assault and forcible sodomy are serious criminal matters in the civilian legal system....
Washington Post: Alleged military sex assault victims seek to block use of counseling records
The Washington Post reports: The sexual assault case at the U.S. Naval Academy that began at an off-campus party nearly...
Al Jazeera America: To prosecute sexual assault, go off campus
Al Jazeera America reports: But it doesn’t do much for the victims, the accused or even their classmates — not...
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Bill Is This Close To Being Passed
NYU Local reports: Sexual assault in the military has been at the forefront of controversy on the Hill and on...
32 sexual assaults reported at Ohio military base in 4-year period
The Norwalk Reflector reports: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base reported 32 alleged sexual assaults involving adult victims from 2010 to 2013,...
San Jose Mercury News Editorial: Senate must pass reforms to help end epidemic of sexual assault military
The San Jose Mercury News Editorial Board writes: The way sexual assaults are handled in the military is a disaster...
NPR: Democrats Clash In Military Sexual Assault Debate
NPR reports: The Capitol Hill crackdown on sexual assaults in the U.S. military has been a rare mission on which...
Editorial: Pentagon should release sexual assault records
The Editorial Board of the News Journal writes: An age-old tactic of bureaucracies is to stall. Keep the complainers waiting...
Take Part: The Military Has a Rape Problem–and It’s Not Just Women Who Suffer
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Brian Lewis is featured in this expose from Take Part: On the morning Brian...
VIDEO: Congresswoman Speier gives speech on military sexual assaults in Japan
Congresswoman Speier spoke on the House floor about the chaotic way the military’s chain of command handles sexual assault reports...
Esquire: So Now What Do We Do About Military Rape?
Lt. Col. Robert Bateman writes for Esquire Magazine: Now we should start talking about solutions, because it is damned clear...
Editorial: Gillibrand becoming a power in D.C. with fight to curb military sexual assaults
The Buffalo News Editorial Board writes: The coincidence of the two news stories could hardly have been more potent. On...
Baltimore Sun: Midshipman claims alleged assault victim was aware during party encounter
The Baltimore Sun reports: A Naval Academy midshipman once accused of sexual assault testified for the first time in open...
Times Union: Japan cases boost Gillibrand’s effort
The Times Union reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s relentless fight to take decision-making in sexual abuse cases out of the military...