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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2013  Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com Tucson Contact: Max Wertheimer, 415-302-1584, max@protectourdefenders.com  *** MEDIA ADVISORY ***   VICTIM’S FAMILY AND SEXUAL...

Sen. McCaskill: I’m Fighting to Give Victims Of Sexual Assault in the Military Their Day in Court

Sen. Claire McCaskill writes for PolicyMic: I’ve held the hand of hundreds of survivors. Their experiences — and their courage...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls for Pilots to be Dismissed from US Military

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2013  Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT ***   PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS FOR AIR FORCE PILOTS...

AP: Woman Stunned by Reversal of Officer’s Conviction

Jacques Billeaud reports for the Associated Press: “They could send him to a number of places,” said Stephen Hanks, an...

CBS News: Transfer of Air Force Officer Accused of Sex Assault Outrages Alleged Victim’s Family

CBS News reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “They are incentivized to sweep these cases under the rug....

NBC News: Convicted of Sex Assault – Then Cleared – Fighter Pilot Sparks Protest at Tucson Base

Bill Briggs reports for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders: The conviction’s reversal and Wilkerson’s subsequent transfer to Tucson prompted...

Air Force to Probe New Allegations in Sex Assault Case that Roiled Military Justice System

Nancy Montgomery reports for Stars and Stripes: Air Force Secretary Michael Donley wrote in an email to an official in...

Reuters: Ex-Air Force Instructor Gets Six Months for Role in Sex Scandal

Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Survivors of rape and sexual assault encounter numerous...

Ex-Lackland Instructor Gets 6 Months for Abuse

Sig Christenson reports for The San Antonio Express-News: A former Air Force basic training instructor who faced 33 years for...

AZ Star: AF Officer Given Clemency in Sex-Assault Case is at D-M

Stephanie Innes reports for The Arizona Daily Star on Protect Our Defenders: A national group that supports survivors of military...

Former MTI Gets 6 Months; is 17th Court-Martialed in Lackland Sex Scandal

Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: A former military training instructor convicted of...

Sexual Assault Advocate Wants Air Force General Fired

Courtney Coren for Newsmax on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: According to [POD President Nancy Parrish], Franklin’s letter “provides...

Politico: A Call to Fire General in Sexual-Assault Dismissal

Juana Summers reports for Politico on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Parrish argued that Franklin’s decision to overturn the...

Group Seeks Firing of 3-Star Who Overturned Sex Assault Conviction

Kristin Davis reports for Military Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Parrish accuses Franklin of using “failed and...

Protest Planned Over Base Transfer of Sex-Scandal Figure

Dennis Wagner reports for The Arizona Republic on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “In every case, the facts in...

Ex-Lackland Instructor Not Guilty in Rape

Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: A former Air Force basic training instructor was exonerated today of raping...

Demand Sec. Hagel Remove 2 Air Force Pilots Following Aviano Sexual Assault Scandal

Causes.com posted about our petition: A Lt. Col. in the Air Force was convicted of aggravated sexual assault. But now...

More Female Servicemembers Reporting Sexual Abuse

Gregg Zoroya reports for Stars and Stripes: Roughly one out of five military women say they were victims of unwanted...

Politico: Air Force Secretary Defends Aviano AFB General

Politico reports on Protect Our Defenders: One of the two in which Franklin intervened sparked a backlash in Washington: Franklin...

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