[VIDEO] CBS Baltimore: Naval Academy Grad Says Top Brass Needs To Stop Sexual Assaults
CBS Baltimore reports: In an exclusive interview, the victim tells WJZ she reported what she says was a sexual assault, went to...
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Courier-Journal: Rand Paul: Changes needed in military handling of sex assault
Sen. Rand Paul writes about his support of MJIA in The Courier Journal: According to the DoD, 50 percent of...
PRESS RELEASE: Open Letter to Senator McCaskill From Sexual Assault Survivor Ask Her to Reconsider Opposition to Independent & Impartial Justice System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** OPEN LETTER TO SEN. MCCASKILL FROM SEXUAL...
Think Progress: 6 Reasons Why The Military Sexual Assault Problem Is Worse Than You Think
Think Progress reports: An annual report published this spring by the Department of Defense revealed the pervasive sexual assault problem in our...
Sen. McCaskill: Please reconsider and stand with me, a military rape survivor
This open letter by Terri Odom was published in the St. Louis Dispatch on July 23rd, 2013. Senator McCaskill, I...
The Hill: Group accuses McCaskill of protecting ‘status quo’with sex assault bill
The Hill reports on Protect Our Defenders’ campaign against Sen. Claire McCaskill’s “half measures”: Protect Our Defenders accused McCaskill (D-Mo.) of...
Seacoast Online: Shaheen: Take sex assault investigations away from military
Seacoast reports: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., heard on Monday what she called the “best practices” that civilian groups can offer...
PRESS RELEASE: Senator McCaskill Tells Military Sexual Assault Survivors to Wait Five More Years for an Independent and Impartial Justice System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** SENATOR MCCASKILL TELLS MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS TO...
[AUDIO] NPR: Military Sexual Assault Bill Would Reassign Authority
NPR reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is fighting for her bill to curb sexual assaults in the military. Her measure...
New York Times: In a Military Town, Calls Grow to Lift the Voices of Sexual Assault Victims
The New York Times reports: But the memory that has haunted her was her failure to push back against...
MSNBC: Military sexual assault survivors face broken VA treatment system
MSNBC’s Meredith Clark talks to Protect Our Defenders policy director, Miranda Petersen and features board member, Brian Lewis: Former...
Stars and Stripes: Sexual assault victims say VA isn’t doing enough
Stars and Stripes talks to Protect Our Defenders board member, Brian Lewis: Brian Lewis, a Navy veteran who was raped...
[VIDEO] CBS News: Military sexual assault victims recount their stories
A CBS News report features Protect Our Defenders board member, Brian Lewis : At a congressional hearing on Friday, four victims...
The Nation: Temperatures Rising Over Military Sexual Assaults
The Nation magazine talks to executive director of Protect Our Defenders, Taryn Meeks: McCaskill, a former prosecutor, expressed a lot...
LGR: Former VT Adjutant General Martha Rainville Supports Independent Military Judicial Structure
Lez Get Real publishes a letter of support of the MJIA: Former Vermont National Guard Adjutant General and Retired Air...
UT San Diego: Navy tries new tactics on sex assault
UT San Diego reports: No alcohol after 10 p.m. at base stores, and you’ll have to walk to the back...
Invitation to survivors and their families: A call with Rep. Speier and Senator Gillibrand
Protect Our Defenders Invites you and your family to an evening call with Rep. Jackie Speier and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand...
Baltimore Sun: Military sexual assaults: reforms not dead yet
Baltimore Sun Editorial writes: That someone like Senator Cruz — the darling of the Club for Growth, the Tea Party...
Des Moines Register: Before Iowa visit, Ted Cruz defends proposal for military sexual assault cases
Des Moines Register reports: Possible 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz this morning rejected the accusation that he’s anti-military or a...
Ted Cruz and Rand Paul support Gilibrand’s proposal–Coverage Compilation
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s proposal received a much needed push when Sen.Ted Cruz and Sen Rand Paul pledged their support. They...