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Marci Greenstein reports for GIMBY on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: According to the DoD’s SAPRO, 74% of women...

New York Times: Sergeant Accused of Secretly Filming Female Cadets

Thom Shanker reports for New York Times: “We’re losing the confidence of the women who serve that we can solve...

Reuters: Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem

David Alexander reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, the head of the Protect Our...

Washington Post: Army general suspended after fight with mistress

Ernesto Londoño reports for The Washington Post: A defense official said Roberts got into a physical altercation with a woman...

Time: The Nightmare Continues

Mark Thompson reports for Time: The suspension was the latest in a string of suspected sex-related cases that has rocked...

Bloomberg News: The Military’s Culture of Sexual Violence

Margaret Carlson reports for Bloomberg News: Reporting a rape is never easy, but it’s much harder when the perpetrator is...

USA Today: Army general suspended over adultery allegations

Tom Vanden Brook reports for USA Today: It was not clear whom Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts struck or with whom...

AP: Fort Jackson commander facing adultery charges

Lolita C. Baldor reports for The Associated Press: The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been...

Hudson veteran speaks about her own sex assault in the military, wants victims to know they are not alone

Samantha Allen reports for The Nashua Telegraph: “The more I have spoken out, the stronger I have gotten,” [U.S. Army...

Editorial: Nation’s defenders not defending

Karisa King reports for the San Antonio Express-News: Decades after sexual assaults in the military started producing a highly publicized...

Assault victims struggle to transfer to other posts

Karisa King reports for the San Antonio Express-News: When she returned for her next weekend training in May, she was...

VIDEO “Lauren” Finale Roundtable on Military Sexual Trauma, Presented by WIGS and What’s Trending

The “Lauren” Finale Roundtable, presented by WIGS and What’s Trending, and featuring Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish:

AP: Military sex abuse has long-term impact for veterans

Fox News interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member and Former Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin-Puopolo: It took years for Ruth...

VIDEO Fox News: New push to end sexual abuse within the military

Fox News interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member and Former Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin-Puopolo:

Special Report: Twice Betrayed

A seven-month San Antonio Express-News investigation into the pervasive and long-standing problem of sex assaults in the military shows victims...

San Antonio Express-News: Military sex offenders rarely punished, while victims are discharged

Karisa King and the San Antonio Express News spent seven months examining how the military treats sexual assault reports, interviewing...

VIDEO Fox News: ‘Sex abuse epidemic in military could have been prevented’

Fox News features Protect Our Defenders’ Advisory Board member Former Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin on military sexual violence. Watch the...

Marine: Military sex abuse has deep cultural roots

The West Hartford News reports: The Military Rape Crisis Center, an advocacy organization, is urging state legislatures to ensure that...

Editorial: First, assault and then persecution