Slate: In the Coast Guard, Sexual Assault Cases Get Washed Away
Slate magazine reports: In recent months, a national conversation has erupted on how to address the epidemic of sexual assault...
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San Antonio Express-News: Commander who oversaw Lackland scandal retiring
San Antonio Express-News reports: Gen. Edward Rice Jr., who led the Air Force’s response to its worst-ever worst sexual misconduct scandal, will...
Northwest Herald: Marengo woman speaks out after sexual assaults in military
Northwest Herald reports: More than a quarter of the approximately 200,000 women currently serving in the military will be sexually...
U.S. News Weekly: Should Commanders Deal With Sexual Assaults?
US News Weekly interviews Sen. Carl Levin and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: The Senate is taking on the epidemic of sexual...
AP: House Gives Whistle-Blower Protection to Military Sexual Assault Victims
The AP reports: The House has approved a bill extending whistle-blower protection to members of the military who are victims...
Roll Call: Female Senators Debate Military Sexual Assault in Private Meeting
Roll Call reports: Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., called a closed-door meeting of female senators Tuesday to discuss provisions included in the...
Air Force Times: 22nd MTI convicted, 23rd heads to court-martial
Air Force Times reports: The latest military training instructor to stand trial on allegations of sexual misconduct was acquitted of...
Michelle Ten Eyck, Military Sex Assault Victim: If I Had To Do This Over, ‘I Would Live In Silent Misery’
Huffington Post reports: Michelle Ten Eyck, a civilian employee at Fort Bliss, Texas, underwent months of physical and psychological trauma...
My San Antonio: Judge clears AF trainer of most serious charges in sex case
My San Antonio reports: A military judge Wednesday found an Air Force instructor guilty of having sex with a recruit he was...
Government Executive: Senators Criticize VA Approach to Reviewing Sexual Assault Claims
Government Executive reports: The Veterans Affairs Department is facing criticism from two senators over its approach to reviewing previously denied...
My San Antonio: Lackland instructor pleads guilty to 6 charges in sex case
My San Antonio reports: A former Air Force basic training instructor pleaded guilty Monday to adultery and having unprofessional relationships...
Boston Magazine: Base Boston, the Coast Guard, and Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault
Boston Magazine reports: The sheer remoteness of many Coast Guard bases makes its members vulnerable to harassment and assault. And...
My San Antonio: Military lawyers should handle sexual assault cases
An opinion piece written for Express-News: Recent efforts to remove the decision-making process from commanders where serious sexual assaults are...
[VIDEO] Morning Joe: Gillibrand calls military sexual assaults a ‘pervasive’ problem
Morning Joe interviews Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: For more, click here.
New York Times: In Debate Over Military Sexual Assault, Men Are Overlooked Victims
NYT reports on male sexual assault in the military highlighting “Justice Denied,” a documentary co-directed by Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee...
New York Times: Bills on Military Sex Abuse
A New York Times Letter to the Editor: Re “Complex Fight in Senate Over Curbing Sexual Assaults in Military” (news...
ABC News Radio: Question of Command: Allies Break with US Over Military Sex Assaults
ABC News Radio reports: A video has gone viral but it’s not the latest hit from Justin Bieber or a...
Time: Marks of Leadership
Time magazine writes: As revelations of rape and sexual harassment in the armed forces grow, the impulse to enlist is...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders sets story straight on Dept. of Defense definition of “unwanted sexual contact.” Does not include sexual harrasment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS SETS STORY STRAIGHT ON DOD’S DEFINITION OF...
ABC News: Services to Reveal Plans to Integrate Women in Combat
ABC reports: In a few years women could be in training to become Army Rangers and Navy SEALs under plans...