Former Navy Officer On His Sexual Assault: ‘Command came to me and said that I was not to report the crime’
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CBS: Victims Detail Sexual Assaults in Military
Tara Mergener reports for CBS on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: Read the accompanying article.
Senators Ponder Reforming Military Sex-Assault Cases
Gary Martin reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Brian Lewis: “I am here...
Baltimore Sun: Baltimore Sailor Says He Was Told Not To Report Rape
Matthew Hay Brown reports for the Baltimore Sun: “We need to take a close look at our military justice system,...
Video: Confronting Military Rape Culture
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Members Brian Lewis and Jennifer Norris joined a panel to discuss the epidemic of military...
WBUR: Congress Takes Up Sexual Assault In The Military
NPR’s Here and Now reports on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jessica Hinves: To take a closer look at...
PAVE: Protect Our Defenders Podcast
PAVE (Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment), an affiliate of Protect Our Defenders, has posted an audio interview with Advocacy Board Member...
***Statement*** Protect Our Defenders’ Statement on Senate Hearing on Sexual Assault in the Military
Marine Corps Maj. General Vaughn A. Ary told the Senate today that the reporting, investigation and adjudication of sexual assaults must remain...
MSNBC: Senate Panel Members Suggest Overhaul of Military Justice System
Bill Briggs reports for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Brian Lewis: Lewis became the first male...
Top-Level Probe of Air Force Sexual Assault Cases Long Overdue
Tod Robberson reports for Dallas News: After I posted this item, I received an email from Protect Our Defenders, a...
Boxer Rebukes Military’s ‘No Tolerance’ Policy on Sexual Assault: ‘You can say anything!’
Kay Steiger reports for The Raw Story on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish...
Women Changing the Face of Senate Armed Services Panel
Meredith Shiner reports for Roll Call: [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand sees a direct connection between the decision to allow women in...
Air Force Officer’s Sex Assault Sentence Thrown Out By Commander Despite Jury’s Decision
RT.com reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The victim in the Wilkerson case, a civilian physician’s assistant, was...
NBC News: Accuser in Air Force Sexual Assault Case ‘Frustrated’ at Overturned Verdict
Michael Isikoff interviews the victim of Lt. Col. James Wilkerson for NBC News. Kimberly Hanks has agreed to be named...
Video Panel: Confronting Military Rape Culture
Today, Al Jazeera will be presenting a video panel on the epidemic of military sexual assault, featuring Protect Our Defenders...
AP: Military Sexual Assault Victims Detail Humiliation
Donna Cassata and Richard Lardner report for the Associated Press: “What we need is a military with a fair and...
Senate Hearing On Sexual Assault In The Military Takes On Justice System
Molly O’Toole reports for The Huffington Post on Protect Our Defenders: The victim in the Wilkerson case, Kimberly Hanks, 49,...
Senator Would Bar Voiding Military Sex-Assault Verdicts
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg: “Giving military commanders with no legal experience the ability to completely nullify a jury’s verdict...
New York Times: Sexual Assaults and Military Justice
The New York Times Editorial Board writes: Victims of assault, long discouraged from reporting attacks, should not have to complain...
Hagel Orders Military Sexual Assault Case Review As Controversy Comes To Congress
Molly O’Toole reports for the Huffington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The victim in the case, a...