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STATEMENT Former Head of Marines Sexual Assault and Prevention Unit and Protect Our Defenders CEO Col Scott Jensen Responds to Department of Defense Policy on Harassment

Feb 12 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2018 ***STATEMENT*** Former Head of Marines Sexual Assault and Prevention Unit and Protect Our Defenders...

Surprised John Kelly would overlook abuse? The military that bred him is rife with it.

Feb 12 2018

President of Protect Our Defenders, Col Don Christensen, USAF (ret.) was quoted in USA Today: The senior brass start to feel...

STATEMENT Former Head of Marines Sexual Assault and Prevention Unit and Protect Our Defenders CEO Col Scott Jensen Responds to White House Chief of Staff Defense of Domestic Abusers

Feb 10 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2018 Former Head of Marines Sexual Assault and Prevention Unit and Protect Our Defenders CEO...

The Pentagon just launched a sweeping anti-harassment policy for the military

Feb 09 2018

Protect Our Defenders was featured in Vice News: The military has faced a series of harassment scandals in recent years,...

Sexual assaults in the military create a new #MeToo battalion every week. That must stop.

Jan 09 2018

Protect Our Defenders CEO Col Scott Jensen, USMC (ret.) was an opinion contributor for USA Today. We have seen just...

PRESS RELEASE Former Head of Marines Sexual Assault and Prevention Unit Joins Protect Our Defenders as CEO In Response to Marines United Scandal

Jan 09 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2018 FORMER HEAD OF MARINES SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PREVENTION UNIT JOINS PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS AS...

This Marine tried to stop misogyny in the military. Now he’ll take on the Pentagon from outside.

Jan 08 2018

CEO of Protect Our Defenders, Col Scott Jensen, USMC (ret.) was featured in The Washington Post: I don’t want this to...

The War Horse – Zero Tolerance: The Defense Department’s Decades-Long Failure to End Sex Crimes in Unifom

Dec 19 2017

This ongoing project examines nearly four decades of military sexual trauma in the U.S. military in an effort to understand...

PRESS RELEASE VETS GROUPS SUE MILITARY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT RECORDS

Dec 13 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2017 ***PRESS RELEASE*** VETS GROUPS SUE MILITARY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT RECORDS Military Refuses to Disclose...

STATEMENT Protect Our Defenders Responds to CBS Investigation of Sexual Assault at Air Force Academy

Dec 13 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2017 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO CBS INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AT...

* STATEMENT * PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS JOINS SENATOR GILLIBRAND, SURVIVORS, AND ACTIVISTS TO DEMAND ACTION ON MILITARY JUSTICE REFORMS

Nov 18 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2017 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS JOINS SENATOR GILLIBRAND, SURVIVORS, AND ACTIVISTS TO DEMAND...

Protect Our Defenders Joins “Blood Stripe” Filmmakers for Screening and Q&A

Oct 13 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2017 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS JOINS “BLOOD STRIPE” FILMMAKERS FOR SCREENING AND Q&A ON...

* STATEMENT * Protect Our Defenders Applauds Senator Gillibrand’s Efforts to Reform the Military Justice System

Sep 21 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2017 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS APPLAUDS SENATOR GILLIBRAND’S EFFORTS TO REFORM THE MILITARY...

STATEMENT Congress Demands Answers on Substantial and Persistent Racial Disparities in US Military Justice System

Jul 19 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2017 *** STATEMENT *** CONGRESS DEMANDS ANSWERS ON SUBSTANTIAL AND PERSISTENT RACIAL DISPARITIES IN THE...

STATEMENT Protect Our Defenders Supports New Bill to Close “Revenge Porn” Loophole

Jun 14 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2017 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS SUPPORTS NEW BILL TO CLOSE “REVENGE PORN” LOOPHOLE...

PRESS RELEASE New Report Finds Substantial & Persistent Racial Disparities in Military Justice System

Jun 07 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2017 ***PRESS RELEASE*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RELEASES NEW REPORT THAT FINDS SUBSTANTIAL AND PERSISTENT RACIAL...

PRESS RELEASE Protect Our Defenders Announces 2017 Justice Award Winner

May 31 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2017 ***PRESS RELEASE*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS ANNOUNCES 2017 JUSTICE AWARD WINNER Washington, D.C. – Protect...

STATEMENT Protect Our Defenders Responds to Pentagon Report on Sexual Assault in the Military

May 01 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2017 ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO PENTAGON REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY...

PRESS RELEASE Protect Our Defenders Executive Director Testifies at Congressional Hearing

Apr 05 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2017 ***PRESS RELEASE*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TESTIFIES AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON MARINES UNITED...

STATEMENT Protect Our Defenders Responds to Army Recommendation That Disgraced General Keep Security Clearance

Mar 22 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2017 ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO ARMY RECOMMENDATION THAT DISGRACED GENERAL KEEP SECURITY CLEARANCE...