Why It’s So Hard to Trust the Chain of Command in Military Sexual-Assault Cases
Ben Terris reports for The National Journal on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: “What we have here is...
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Obama Vows Action After Air Force Sex-Assault Chief Charged
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
The Department of Defense has released its annual report on sexual assault in the military: In the 12 months prior...
Washington Post: Obama Delivers Blunt Message on Sexual Assaults in Military
Craig Whitlock reports for The Washington Post: Obama said he had instructed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel “to step up our...
Air Force Brochure Tells Sexual Assault Victims to ‘Submit’
Spencer Ackerman reports for Wired’s Danger Room on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: The brochure is “an affront...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls Pentagon Sexual Assault Report Alarming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS PENTAGON SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT...
Bloomberg: Head of Air Force Sex Assault Prevention Arrested
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg News: Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, was arrested on May 5 in the Washington suburb...
Pentagon’s Annual Report on Sexual Assault Shows Alarming Rise
Courtney Kube and Jim Miklaszewski report for NBC News: While the report will show that the number of reported assaults...
Head of U.S. Air Force’s Anti-Sexual Assault Unit Arrested for Sexual Battery
David Alexander reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The idea that the head of the Air...
AF Sex Assault Program Chief Yanked After Groping Woman
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “If these allegations are true,...
Courage Campaign: Join the Fight to Pass the STOP Act Here
The Courage Campaign posted on Facebook: Join the fight to pass the STOP Act.
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Sexual Battery Arrest of Air Force’s Chief Sexual Assault Prevention Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2013 Contact Brian Purchia, , Brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS FOR REPORTING, INVESTIGATION, ADJUDICATION OF SEXUAL...
USA Today: Military Sex Assault Monitor Accused of Sex Assault
Tom Vanden Brook reports for USA Today on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: “When I saw this...
ABC News: Air Force Officer Charged With Sexual Battery
Luis Martinez reports for ABC News: A lieutenant colonel who ran the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office...
Washington Post: General’s Promotion Blocked Over Her Dismissal of Sex-Assault Verdict
Craig Whitlock reports for The Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “When commanders and those in authority...
Wired: Air Force Chief of Sexual Assault Prevention Arrested on Sexual Battery Charges
Spencer Ackerman reports for Wired on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “If these allegations are true, this is one...
Air Force Sex Assault Prevention Chief Charged in Sex Assault
Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: Rep. Jackie Speier, a...
WIGS Posts About Protect Our Defenders Work on Facebook
Here’s the post: “Lauren” deals with an issue that is, unfortunately, very real for some women and men. To learn...
YouTube’s WIGS Channel Draws Women to Online Video
Tirdad Derakhshani reports for The Philadelphia Inquirer: “Lauren” takes a deeply critical look at how the military hierarchy deals with...
How Troian Bellisario Went From Spencer To Lauren
ET Online reports on Troian Bellisario, who is reprising her lead role in the WIGS’ web series Lauren, a television...