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Sexual assault panel: Keep prosecutions in chain of command

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes:

But Nancy Parrish, president of victim advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, said she was not surprised the panel supported the status quo.

“This panel sadly became a tool to further delay needed reform,” she said, noting that the members of the panel were chosen by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and members of Congress who opposed the Gillibrand bill.

“The fact that there was any dissent is remarkable.”

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