Esquire: Where We Fail on Rape and Sexual Assault in the Military
Lt. Col. Robert Bateman is an infantryman, historian and prolific writer. Bateman was a Military Fellow at the Center for...
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Las Vegas Review Journal: Nellis major pleads guilty to assault after inappropriately touching airman
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports: A military judge on Tuesday ordered a Nellis Air Force Base major to forfeit...
Las Vegas Review Journal: Tailhook victim criticizes ‘ludicrous’ sentence in Tuesday’s Nellis court-martial
Tailhook whistleblower and Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board Member Paula Coughlin is featured in this article from the Las Vegas...
STATEMENT: Victim’s Attorney Sets Record Straight on Naval Academy Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, 202.253.(202) 253-4330, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** Victim’s Attorney Sets Record Straight on Naval...
MSNBC: Obama admin: Freedom from sexual assault a basic human right
MSNBC reports: Obama last month gave military leaders a year to conduct a comprehensive review of the establishment’s sexual assault...
[VIDEO] State Senate bill would require Iowa Guard commanders to report sexual assaults
The Des Moines Register reports: Iowa National Guard commanders would be required to report incidents of sexual assault involving troops...
San Antonio Express-News: Airman told woman he thought she was raped
The San Antonio Express-News reports: An Air Force photographer told his alleged victim in a phone call monitored by investigators...
[VIDEO] Military Matters – High Volume Of Rape Cases
KCEN-TV reports: The sexual assault epidemic in the military is all but taking over its court system. According to the...
MSNBC: Gillibrand’s tireless fight against military sex assault
Tailhook whistleblower and Protect Our Defenders Advisory board member Paula Coughlin is featured in this MSNBC article: When Gillibrand excoriated...
Stars and Stripes: Do-over of rape investigation shows complexities of military sexual assault problem
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this Stars and Stripes article: “If that evidence is credible, then...
Associated Press: Naval Academy sexual assault case: Footage sought
The AP reports: Lawyers for CBS and CNN told a military judge on Tuesday that they shouldn’t have to turn...
Stars and Stripes: Hearing begins for airman whose case was removed from Franklin
Stars and Stripes reports: Against the objection of defense attorneys, the Air Force on Tuesday took another crack at prosecuting...
Think Progress: Spending Bill Increases Funding To Military Sexual Assault Programs
Think Progress reports: Within the bill, designed to flesh out the budget agreement between Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep....
Air Force Times: Congress seeks to improve military sex assault investigations
The Air Force Times reports: Lawmakers are taking fresh aim at the problem of sexual assault in the ranks, ordering...
National Journal: Kirsten Gillibrand Struggling in Her Fight Over Military Sexual Assault
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this National Journal article: Nancy Parrish, the president of Protect Our...
Baltimore Sun: Naval Academy drops sex assault charges against football player
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Baltimore Sun: Nancy J. Parrish, president of...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to US Academies’ Sexual Assault Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO RELEASE...
Baltimore Sun: Naval Academy says increase in sex assault reports shows progress
Protect Our Defenders Nancy Parrish is featured in this Baltimore Sun article: The drop in reports at the academies runs...
Washington Post: Sexual-assault charges dropped against second former Navy football player
The Washington Post reports: Without those statements, Miller concluded, there were “no reasonable grounds to believe a crime of sexual...
Air Force Times: IG goes to Facebook to lament retirement of general who overturned sex assault conviction
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this Air Force Times article: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our...