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Rick Outzen reports for Independent News: Nan wants to see the culture change and thinks getting the investigation and punishment...

Guardian: Air Force General Draws Renewed Fire as Military Sex Assault Row Rumbles On

Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian: It also emerged on Thursday that, in his clemency letter, Wilkerson told Franklin they...

Video: Rape in the Military

Ring of Fire interviews investigative journalist Rick Outzen about the epidemic of sexual assault in the Military:

WSJ: Documents Show New Details in Air Force Case

Julian E. Barnes reports for Wall Street Journal on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, the president of...

DoD Revamps Rules on Preventing Sexual Assaults

Apr 11 2013

Patricia Kime reports for Navy Times: Among the changes: Improved sexual assault response capabilities, including medical care, counseling and trained...

The Air Force Sexual Assault Scandal Shows Exactly What’s Wrong With The Military Justice System

Apr 11 2013

Paul Szoldra reports for the Business Insider on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The case fuels the argument that...

The Military’s Sexual Assault Non-Solution

Apr 11 2013

Juliette Kayyem writes for The Boston Globe : Indeed, Hagel’s proposed changes don’t include the clearest way to reduce sexual...

Wall Street Journal: Air Force General Defends Dismissing Sex-Assault Conviction

Craig Whitlock reports for the Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our...

Washington Post: Air Force General Defends Overturning Sexual-Assault Conviction

Craig Whitlock reports for the Washington Post: His explanation further infuriated some lawmakers, who said he had no business substituting...

Air Force General Defends Decision To Overturn Sex Assault Conviction: Criticism Is ‘Utter Nonsense’

Molly O’Toole reports for the Huffington Post: “I am keenly aware of the significant Congressional interest and media coverage of...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls for Gen. Franklin to be Dismissed from US Military

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT ***   PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS FOR LT. GEN. CRAIG FRANKLIN...

APNewsbreak: Air Force Officer Defends Move to Overturn Sex Assault Verdict

The Associated Press reports: [Lt. General Craig Franklin] acknowledged that Wilkerson didn’t pass a polygraph test and that there were...

Tucson Sentinel: More Az Veterans Report Dealing with Military Sexual Trauma

Christina Silvestri reports for the Tuscon Sentinel: “We’ve developed this stigma, this patriotism, this culture, that just because they wear...

NBC News: Army Employs Video Game to Help Curb Sex Assaults; Critics Call it ‘Affront’

Bill Briggs reports for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “For decades, leaders in our military have...

STATEMENT: Internal Pentagon Conflict Hinders Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights

**A copy of Air Force LTC Joshua Kastenberg’s US v. Daniels, USAF decision and other cases mentioned in the statement...

Listen: Protect Our Defenders Advocates for Change in Military

550 KTSA News in San Antonio reports on Protect Our Defenders: Military Rights Group, Protect Our Defenders, is calling for...

Protect Our Defenders Issues Statement on Pentagon Conflict of Interest

Washington DC – New legal attacks from all branches of the military are denying victims of sexual assault their fundamental...

UPI: Hagel Calls for Rape Reform in Military

UPI reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of the Protect Our Defenders advocacy group for...

Bloomberg: Hagel Seeks to Bar Overturning of Sex Assault Convictions

David Lerman reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “We have always contended that the more insidious...

NBC News: Defense Secretary Hagel Demands Rape Reform in Military

Bill Briggs, Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube report for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The military...

Reuters: Hagel to Ask Congress to End Commanders’ Power to Overturn Jury Verdicts

David Alexander reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Today’s proposed changes from the Pentagon fall short...

Guardian: US Defense Secretary Pushes for Overhaul of Military Sexual Assault Cases

Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Parrish said: “The Aviano case has shown...

SecDef: End Commander Authority to Overturn Court-Martial Convictions

Jeff Schogol reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “We have always contended that the...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls UCMJ Proposed Article 60 Reform Insufficient

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2013  Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS UCMJ PROPOSED ARTICLE 60 REFORM INSUFFICIENT —...

US Officials: Hagel Moving to Strip Commanders’ Ability to Reverse Criminal Convictions

The Associated Press reports: According to defense officials, Hagel will seek legislation requiring that cases go through the U.S. Court...

Hard Labor for Lackland Convicts: Cleaning Kennels

The Associated Press reports: For five basic training instructors convicted in an Air Force sex scandal, their sentences of “hard...

Two More MTIs Sentenced in Lackland Sex Scandal

Apr 07 2013

Jeff Schogol reports for Air Force Times: Two more military training instructors were recently sentenced for their part in an...

Washington Notebook: Mainers Get Results on Sex Assaults in Military

Apr 07 2013

Kevin Miller reports for the Portland Press Herald on Protect Our Defenders: In his announcement, Clapper singled out Pingree, Democratic...

US Army General Canned Over Alcohol, Sexual Misconduct Charges

Apr 06 2013

RT.com reports: Last month, sexual assault victims who claimed they were harassed by military leaders testified in front of a...

Washington Post: After Pentagon Investigations, Three Army Generals Censured for Misconduct

Craig Whitlock reports for the Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The military leadership still sees this...

Sexual Assault Victims Seeking Security Clearance Need No Longer Disclose Counseling

Molly O’Toole reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our Defenders, another advocacy group...

Finally, Rape Survivors In The Military No Longer Have To Disclose That They Sought Counseling

Aviva Shen reports for ThinkProgress on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Committee Jennifer Norris: After she was raped, she says...

Clearance Form Now Lets Sexual Assault Victims Keep Counseling Private

Rick Maze reports for Military Times: Without the change, Clapper says some sexual assault victims “may not have otherwise sought...

Director of National Intelligence Issues New Security Clearance Guidance

Victims of sexual assault who hold or wish to hold a government security clearance will no longer be required to...

Bloomberg: Sex Assault Victims Can Get Counseling Without Disclosure

David Lerman reports for Bloomberg: Victims of sexual assault can get mental-health counseling without disclosing it on applications for U.S....

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Applauds New Security Clearance Guidelines