[VIDEO] Morning Joe: Gillibrand calls military sexual assaults a ‘pervasive’ problem
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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...
Huffington Post: James Taranto, WSJ Writer: Military Sexual Assault Investigations Becoming A ‘War On Men’
The Huffington Post Media reports: A Wall Street Journal columnist drew some heat on Tuesday for declaring that recent investigations...
US Naval Academy Case – Coverage Compilation
Three football players at the US Naval Academy accused of sexual assault may face charges soon. Attorney Susan Burke, with whom...
Time: The Fulcrum of Sexual Assault in the Military
Time magazine writes: Experts say sexual violence isn’t about sex as much as it is about power. That may help explain...
CNN: Daughters and moms now consider rape before applying to military
CNN reports: Shabren Kurtz-Russ wanted to join the military to start a family tradition. Her mother and father served in...
Washington Post: Naval Academy football players face charges over alleged 2012 rape
Washington Post talks to Susan Burke, lawyer for the assault victim and Protect Our Defenders collaborator: The charges follow a...
Navy Times: Academy football players face Article 32 for alleged assault
Navy Times talks to Protect Our Defenders’ partner, Susan Burke: Vice Adm. Michael Miller, the superintendent of the Naval Academy,...
[VIDEO] CBS News: Naval Academy student speaks out on alleged rape by three classmates
CBS news reports: A recent Pentagon survey found that 26,000 assaults took place in the military last year, and one...
Time: Apologies Instead of Action
Time magazine reports: One would think that when the Joint Chiefs of Staff and members of their staffs took their...
Houston Chronicle: Lake Jackson recruiter sentenced to 27 years in military sex assault scandal
The Houston Chronicle reports: SAN ANTONIO – A Houston area Air Force recruiter was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison...
San Antonio Express News: Victims are grilled in military sex-assault investigations
San Antonio Express News reports: “The rights of victims are commonly being trampled,” said Nancy Parrish, president of the victim...
Washington Post Op-Ed: Military brass wins on sexual assault bill
Washington Post Editorial Board writes: THE HOPE that Congress would adopt bold measures to end the epidemic of sexual abuse...
[VIDEO] MSNBC: Military rape survivors sue US defense secretaries
Weekends with Alex Witt interviews Protect Our Defenders’ partner attorney Susan Burke about her suit against the Naval Academy: Attorney...
VIDEO: Australian Chief of Army Calls Out Sexually Exploitative Behavior, Telling Perpetrators to Get Out
Army Chief in Australia, Lieutenant-General David Morrison, commented on an ongoing investigation into explicit and derogatory emails circulated in the...