Leon Panetta: Military ‘Looked the Other Way’ in Case of Jeremy Goulet, and Santa Cruz Officers Paid the Price
Josh Richman reports for San Jose Mercury News: Some U.S. military officials “looked the other way” rather than aggressively pursuing...
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Film Sheds Light on Sexual Assault in Military
Bob Seay reports for WGBH on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: “The only credible solution is an...
Air Force’s Accountability for Sexual Assault: Not Promoting Convicted Officer
Spencer Ackerman reports for Wired on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “This case sends a horrible message to victims...
Reinstated Air Force Pilot Unlikely to Get Promoted Any Time Soon
Nancy Montgomery reports for Stars and Stripes: Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, suggested in her letter that superiors should...
Screening Of Film About Rape In The Military Kicks Off Group’s Fundraising Push
Carol Livengood reports for the San Mateo County Times on Protect Our Defenders: The 501(c) 3 nonprofit Protect Our Defenders...
How One Man Can Let His Fellow Servicemember Get Away With Rape
Annie-Rose Strasser reports for ThinkProgress: “I think there is a culture issue,” (Sen Claire) McCaskill said. “I don’t think one...
At Senate Military Sexual Assault Hearing, Top Military Members Will Hear Victims’ Testimony
Molly O’Toole reports for the Huffington Post: “Our best, brightest and bravest join our armed services for all the right...
MSNBC: Breaking the Silence on Sexual Assault at Lackland Air Force Base
Rev. Al Sharpton interviews Lackland survivor Virginia Messing and her attorney Susan Burke, who has collaborated with Protect Our Defenders...
Senators Blast Military After General Overturns Sexual Assault Verdict
Frank Oliveri reports for Roll Call on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Nancy Speier: “There is no justice in...
Former Lackland Trainer Sentenced to 3 Months in Jail
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: Deraas, who had faced up to one year in jail in a...
Walz Bill Will Work to Right Wrong for Misdiagnosed Veterans
A new House bill introduced by Congressman Tim Walz (D-Minnesota) calls for a review of the records of 31,000 veterans...
Rep. Walz Bill to Help Veterans
Winona Daily News reports on Congressman Tim Walz (D-Minnesota), who introduced a bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday...
MSNBC: A Victim in the Air Force Rape Scandal Breaks Her Silence
MSNBC reports on Lackland survivor Virginia Messsing and her attorney Susan Burke, who has collaborated with Protect Our Defenders on...
IG to Return to Duty After Conviction Tossed
Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “It’s an example of a broken...
Case Dismissed Against Aviano IG Convicted of Sexual Assault
Nancy Montgomery reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “It’s a system full of command...
[VIDEO] New York Times: Lackland Rape Victim Talks of Ordeal
James Risen interviews Virginia Messick, the first victim of the Lackland Air Force Base scandal to speak publicly about her...
New York Times: Attacked at 19 by an Air Force Trainer, and Speaking Out
Jim Risen reports for the New York Times: “It’s no mystery why they don’t come forward,” said Laurie Leitch, a...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders’ Statement on The Invisible War
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** STATEMENT FROM PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT NANCY PARRISH...
Congress Taking Aim at Military Sexual Assaults
Joyce Tsai reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our...
Daily Beast: ‘The Invisible War’ Spurs Action Against Military Rape
Kirsten Davis reports for The Daily Beast on The Invisible War: “It shouldn’t be part of that tough job that...