U.S. military sexual assault reports jumped 50 percent last year
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Reuters:
The new report prompted renewed calls for the military to remove responsibility for prosecution of the crime from the victims’ chain of command.
“The persistent stream of reports suggests the military is either unwilling or incapable of solving this crisis, and further underscores the need for strong action from our elected leaders,” said Nancy Parrish, head of the Protect Our Defenders advocacy group.
Army General Martin Dempsey, the highest-ranking military officer, told defense bloggers earlier this month that the department had a limited window of opportunity to demonstrate it could deal with the sexual assault problem.
