Military Sex Assaults Rising 35% Bring Calls to Revamp System May 08 2013 David Lerman reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The military system today is the equivalent of...
New York Times: America’s Military Injustice May 08 2013 Maureen Dowd reports for the New York Times: “To dismiss violent rapes as part of the hook-up culture shows a...
Susan Burke: If the Military Fails to Prosecute Sexual Assault, There Will Be More Rapes May 08 2013 Current TV interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Colleen Bushnell and POD collaborator attorney Susan Burke: Read the accompanying article.
Military Sex Assaults Jump by More Than 1/3 May 08 2013 Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: The Pentagon estimates in a new report that the number of troops...
Military Sex Assaults Surged in 2012 May 08 2013 Gretel C. Kovach reports for the San Diego Union-Tribune: Including those who did not disclose it to military commanders, the...
Criminal Charges Aside, the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention Program Advises Victims To Submit May 08 2013 J.D. Tuccille writes for Hit & Run Blog on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: This is advice to...
Wired Magazine: Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims to ‘Submit’ May 08 2013 Spencer Ackerman reports for Wired: Fully 94 percent of mid-career to senior officers who declined to report their sexual assault...
Finally, Word From the Top on Rape in the Military May 08 2013 The SF Gate Editorial Board reports on Protect Our Defenders and our Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: Pentagon research has...
LA Times: Military Sex Crime Record Should Bring Shame May 07 2013 Robin Abcarian reports for the LA Times on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: A bipartisan group of...
Lackland Tech Sergeant to Face Court-Martial May 07 2013 WOAI San Antonio reports for CBS News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: He’s Technical Sergeant Kyle Billiot. He’s...
CBS News: With Military Sex Assaults on Rise, Critics Blast “Broken” System May 07 2013 Jessica Hartogs reports for CBS News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Commanders should not have this authority. …...
NBC News: ‘Every American Should Be Outraged:’ Military Sees Sharp Increase in Sex Assault Cases May 07 2013 Rebecca Ruiz reports for NBC News: The annual report, released by the DoD’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, found...
Obama: No ‘Training’ Or ‘Awareness Programs’ For Military Sex Offenders, ‘There Will Be Accountability’ May 07 2013 Noah Rothman reports for Mediaite: Read the accompanying article.
Sexual Assaults on the Rise in Military; Air Force Prevention Officer Dismissed for Assault Arrest May 07 2013 Charlie Connell reports for Headline & Global News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “If these allegations are true,...
Pentagon Leaders, Lawmakers ‘Appalled’ by Arrest of Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Chief May 07 2013 Kristin Davis and Jeff Schogol report for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The Department of...
U.S. Air Force Brochure To Prevent Rape Says ‘It May Advisable To Submit’ May 07 2013 Michael Allen reports for Opposing Views: There are numerous suggestions about keeping home and doors locked, but nothing in the...
Pentagon Survey: More Than 70 Military Sexual Assaults Occur Per Day May 07 2013 Stephen C. Webster reports for The Raw Story on Protect Our Defenders: “The Pentagon is responsible for failing to effectively...
Why It’s So Hard to Trust the Chain of Command in Military Sexual-Assault Cases May 07 2013 Ben Terris reports for The National Journal on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: “What we have here is...
Obama Vows Action After Air Force Sex-Assault Chief Charged May 07 2013 David Lerman reports for Bloomberg News: As the Pentagon prepared today to report as many as 26,000 sexual assaults last...
Access the DoD 2012 SAPRO Report May 07 2013 The Department of Defense has released its annual report on sexual assault in the military: In the 12 months prior...