Another View by Lily Casura: Where are the Male Victims at Lackland?
Healing Combat Trauma founder and PTSD expert Lily Casura writes in the San Antonio Express-News: So far the pattern has...
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House Panel Sets Hearings on Lackland Sex Scandal
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Victims’ advocate groups praised the...
Survivors: Submit Your Comments to the US Commission on Civil Rights by Feb. 11, 2013
The US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) is collecting written statements from survivors of military sexual assault. Share your stories...
Military Recruiter Charged in Rape
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, founder of the...
Reuters: Air Force Recruiter Charged with Rape as Sex Scandal Expands
Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The allegations against Rodriguez show that fundamental changes...
Statement from Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on Lackland Recruiter Facing Multiple Sexual Assault Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT*** STATEMENT FROM PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT NANCY PARRISH...
AF Instructor is Sentenced to 100 Days in Jail
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: A former boot-camp instructor pleaded guilty Thursday to having illicit relationships with...
Defense Bill Includes Shaheen Health Care Provision for Women
The Associated Press reports: The defense bill signed by President Barack Obama includes an amendment sponsored by New Hampshire Sen....
Special Court-Martial Underway For Sixth Lackland Instructor
Eileen Pace reports for Texas Public Radio: Staff Sgt. Christopher Jackson is charged with engaging in unprofessional relationships with two...
January 11 in DC: Attend US Commission on Civil Rights briefing on military sexual assault
Friends in the Washington, DC region: On Friday, January 11, 2013 the US Commission on Civil Rights will hold a...
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Annual Enforcement Report Briefing and Speakers
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has announced a briefing set for next Friday, January 11th. Protect Our Defenders President...
List of Those Linked to Lackland Scandal Gets Longer
Sig Christenson reports for The San Antonio Express-News: Two more Lackland instructors are being investigated for possible illicit relations with...
VA Finds Sexual Assaults More Common in War Zones
Gregg Zoroya reports for USA Today: Scientists found that military women who had served between 2001 and 2004, and who...
Lackland Misdeeds Are About Abuse of Power, Not Sex
The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board writes: …the realization that the Lackland scandal is about the abuse of military personnel...
MST Survivor Veterans Reflect: Gathering for LaVena Johnson in St. Louis
On September 11, 2012, Protect Our Defenders hosted an event in St. Louis, organized by Terri J. Odom, to honor...
DOD Report on Sexual Harassment Released
The US Department of Defense has released a report on sexual harassment in Military Service Academies from 2011-2012: Anonymous survey...
Sexual Assault Reports Jump at Military Academies, Pentagon Finds
Anna Mulrine reports for The Christian Science Monitor on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The spike in the report...
Navy Calls for Changes After Report on Sex Assaults at Military Academies
Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders: Nancy Parrish, executive director of Protect Our Defenders, a...
Statement: Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on Department of Defense Report on Sexual Assaults
Today, the Department of Defense released a new report for 2012 that shows sexual assaults at military academies have increased...
An Eventful Year at Protect Our Defenders
This has been an eventful year for Protect Our Defenders, with important progress made as we work to protect the...