Clearance Form Now Lets Sexual Assault Victims Keep Counseling Private
Rick Maze reports for Military Times: Without the change, Clapper says some sexual assault victims “may not have otherwise sought...
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Director of National Intelligence Issues New Security Clearance Guidance
Victims of sexual assault who hold or wish to hold a government security clearance will no longer be required to...
Bloomberg: Sex Assault Victims Can Get Counseling Without Disclosure
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg: Victims of sexual assault can get mental-health counseling without disclosing it on applications for U.S....
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Applauds New Security Clearance Guidelines
*Survivors of military sexual assault that had been affected by Question 21 are available to speak. Let me know if...
McCaskill Pressuring Military on Sexual Assaults
Bill Lambrecht reports for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: What is shaping up swiftly as another main pursuit for McCaskill is...
Air Force Officer, Convicted of Sexual Assault, is Assigned to Victim’s Hometown
Tod Robberson reports for The Dallas Morning News: A three-star general, acting on his own authority, set aside the conviction...
Lackland Trainer, an Iraq Vet, Gets 60-Day Sentence
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: Staff Sgt. William Romero pleaded guilty earlier in the day to two...
New York Times: Hagel Warns of Big Squeeze at the Pentagon
Thom Shanker reports for the New York Times: Without military or civilian aides, Mr. Hagel himself took extensive notes as...
James Wilkerson, Air Force Pilot Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Reassigned
Molly O’Toole reports for the Huffington Post on Protect Our Defenders: The victim in the sexual assault case, Kimberly Hanks,...
New Job for Officer with Overturned Conviction
Jeff Schogol reports for Air Force Times: On Monday, the president of a group that supports service members who have...
Lackland Instructor’s Victim Speaks of Trauma, Fear
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: Nearly two years after the incident, Messick says she is talking with...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls on Sec. Hagel to Investigate Wilkerson; Releases Statement on Wilkerson’s Reinstatement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RELEASES STATEMENT ON LT....
The Military’s Sexual Assault Epidemic
The Week reports on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Jenny McClendon: Giving the sexes equal roles would dispel that disparity...
Hagel Reviewing Appeal Change to UCMJ
Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: As a result of...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders’ Statement on Wilkerson’s Reinstatement; Calls on Sec. Hagel to Investigate Wilkerson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2013
Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RELEASES STATEMENT ON LT....
12th Court Martial Completed at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland
KSAT San Antonio reports: Former Air Force Military Training Instructor Tech Sgt. Jonathan Croskey was found guilty of having an...
Re-Instated Air Force Pilot Wilkerson Assigned to Davis-Monthan
Nancy Montgomery reports for Stars and Stripes: Wilkerson’s case — and Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin’s decision to throw out a...
Defense.gov: DOD Releases Update to Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Policy
Nick Simeone reports for the Department of Defense: “Today’s release of an updated policy directive underscores the department’s commitment to...
Katie Couric: The Tragic Consequences of Military Sexual Assault
Last month, Katie Couric interviewed Protect Our Defenders collaborator attorney Susan Burke and The Invisible War producer Amy Ziering in a segment...
ABC 7 News: Women in Combat Could Curb Sex Assault
Mark Matthews interviews former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and reports on the efforts of Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair...