Katie Couric: The Tragic Consequences of Military Sexual Assault
Last month, Katie Couric interviewed Protect Our Defenders collaborator attorney Susan Burke and The Invisible War producer Amy Ziering in a segment...
ABC 7 News: Women in Combat Could Curb Sex Assault
Mark Matthews interviews former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and reports on the efforts of Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair...
ARTICLE 60 REVIEW DELAYED
Politico reports: Hagel will not get the review he ordered about commanders’ power to overturn court-martial convictions until Friday, although...
Bill to Tackle Sexual Assault in Louisiana National Guard
Lauren McGaughy reports for NOLA.com: As sexual assault in the military recaptures national headlines this month, a Louisiana lawmaker has...
New Study Demands Zero-Tolerance for Military Sexual Assault
George Zornick reports for The Nation: The study focuses on what these traumas mean for female veteran’s health: as noted,...
Report: DoD Must Do More to Stop Sex Assaults
Kevin Freking reports for the Associated Press: But the problems seen today are really just the beginning, the report said....
Lackland Military Trainer Given Jail, Hard-Labor Sentence and Discharge
KENS 5 reports: On Thursday, Master Sgt. Jamey Crawford was found guilty of having an unprofessional and sexual relationship and...
New York Times: Once Few, Women Hold More Power in Senate
Jennifer Steinhauer reports for the New York Times: The seven women now serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee have...
Security Clearance Questions To Be Updated
Rich Maze reports for Navy Times: Changes will be made in the information that sexual assault victims will be required...
Host A Viewing Party for “Service” Airing On Your Local PBS Station
The incredibly powerful and moving 2011 documentary, “Service: When Women Come Marching Home,” is coming to your local PBS station....
NPR: Sexual Violence Victims Say Military Justice System Is ‘Broken’
Quil Lawrence and Marisa Peñaloza report for NPR’s Morning Edition: “When I reported it, it was a very small part...
UPI: Military Readies Sexual Assault Responses
UPI.com reports on the Department of Defense’s forthcoming new guidelines for dealing with sexual assault in the military: The new...
Bloomberg: The Military’s Sex Scandal
Margaret Carlson reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Brian Lewis: One of the more poignant moments...
NPR: Off The Battlefield, Military Women Face Risks From Male Troops
Quil Lawrence and Marisa Peñaloza report for NPR’s Morning Edition: Dora Hernandez gave a decade of her life to the...
Video: Arise America Interviews Colleen Bushnell
Arise America interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member and MST Survivor Colleen Bushnell. Colleen’s interview starts at 1 hr...
Trainer’s Sentence is Described as Light
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, founder of Protect...
Causes: Thank POD Advocacy Board Members Brian Lewis, BriGette McCoy, and Jennifer Norris on Twitter
Posted to Protect Our Defenders Foundation: After experiencing first-hand the inability and unwillingness of the US Military to address the...
Combating Military Sexual Assault Needs Large-Scale Reform, Experts Say
Ashley Balcerzak and Alyssa Howard report for Medill on the Hill on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris:...
HuffPost Live: Invisible War Continues
HuffPo Live interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Members BriGette McCoy, Brian Lewis and President Nancy Parrish:
Lackland Trainer Handed 4 Years in Rape
Sig Christenson reports for San Antonio Express-News: In tearful testimony during the sentencing phase, Airman 2 said she could not...
Reps Speier & Braley Request Meeting with Defense Secretary to Discuss Aviano Air Base Scandal
From Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Representative Jackie Speier’s press release: “The fact that one person in the military can...
Video: Panel Hears US Military Sex Assault Testimony
John Terret reports for Al Jazeera English, including an interview with Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The US military...
Dem Senator Pushes For Change In Military Response To Sexual Assault
Hayes Brown reports for ThinkProgress: [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand appeared on MSNBC on Thursday to present the hearing’s findings, leaving host...
Washington Post: When Will Real Action Be Taken to End Sexual Assault in the Military?
Michele Bernard reports for the Washington Post: As [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand stated, “We need to take a close look at...
Protect Our Defenders Thanks Senators on Twitter for Their Leadership
Use Twitter and Facebook to thank Senators Boxer, Gillibrand, and McCaskill for supporting victims of military sexual assault: Read more...
Former Navy Officer On His Sexual Assault: ‘Command came to me and said that I was not to report the crime’
Current TV interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Brian Lewis:
CBS: Victims Detail Sexual Assaults in Military
Tara Mergener reports for CBS on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: Read the accompanying article.
Senators Ponder Reforming Military Sex-Assault Cases
Gary Martin reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Brian Lewis: “I am here...
Baltimore Sun: Baltimore Sailor Says He Was Told Not To Report Rape
Matthew Hay Brown reports for the Baltimore Sun: “We need to take a close look at our military justice system,...
Video: Confronting Military Rape Culture
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Members Brian Lewis and Jennifer Norris joined a panel to discuss the epidemic of military...
WBUR: Congress Takes Up Sexual Assault In The Military
NPR’s Here and Now reports on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jessica Hinves: To take a closer look at...
PAVE: Protect Our Defenders Podcast
PAVE (Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment), an affiliate of Protect Our Defenders, has posted an audio interview with Advocacy Board Member...
***Statement*** Protect Our Defenders’ Statement on Senate Hearing on Sexual Assault in the Military
Marine Corps Maj. General Vaughn A. Ary told the Senate today that the reporting, investigation and adjudication of sexual assaults must remain...
MSNBC: Senate Panel Members Suggest Overhaul of Military Justice System
Bill Briggs reports for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Brian Lewis: Lewis became the first male...
Top-Level Probe of Air Force Sexual Assault Cases Long Overdue
Tod Robberson reports for Dallas News: After I posted this item, I received an email from Protect Our Defenders, a...
Boxer Rebukes Military’s ‘No Tolerance’ Policy on Sexual Assault: ‘You can say anything!’
Kay Steiger reports for The Raw Story on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish...
Women Changing the Face of Senate Armed Services Panel
Meredith Shiner reports for Roll Call: [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand sees a direct connection between the decision to allow women in...
Air Force Officer’s Sex Assault Sentence Thrown Out By Commander Despite Jury’s Decision
RT.com reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The victim in the Wilkerson case, a civilian physician’s assistant, was...
NBC News: Accuser in Air Force Sexual Assault Case ‘Frustrated’ at Overturned Verdict
Michael Isikoff interviews the victim of Lt. Col. James Wilkerson for NBC News. Kimberly Hanks has agreed to be named...
Video Panel: Confronting Military Rape Culture
Today, Al Jazeera will be presenting a video panel on the epidemic of military sexual assault, featuring Protect Our Defenders...
AP: Military Sexual Assault Victims Detail Humiliation
Donna Cassata and Richard Lardner report for the Associated Press: “What we need is a military with a fair and...
Senate Hearing On Sexual Assault In The Military Takes On Justice System
Molly O’Toole reports for The Huffington Post on Protect Our Defenders: The victim in the Wilkerson case, Kimberly Hanks, 49,...
Senator Would Bar Voiding Military Sex-Assault Verdicts
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg: “Giving military commanders with no legal experience the ability to completely nullify a jury’s verdict...
New York Times: Sexual Assaults and Military Justice
The New York Times Editorial Board writes: Victims of assault, long discouraged from reporting attacks, should not have to complain...
Hagel Orders Military Sexual Assault Case Review As Controversy Comes To Congress
Molly O’Toole reports for the Huffington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The victim in the case, a...
AP: Victim Calls Decision in Assault Case Shocking
Richard Lardner reports for the Associated Press on Protect Our Defenders: At a Capitol Hill press conference on Tuesday, a...
Bill Would Ban Commanders From Overturning Court-Martial Verdicts
Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Parrish read a portion of a...
Video: Reps Speier, Braley and Meehan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Military Commanders from Overturning Convictions
Video of a press conference held by Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier, Representatives Bruce Braley, and Patrick...
Top-Level Probe of Air Force Sexual Assault Cases Long Overdue
Tod Robberson reports for Dallas Morning News on Protect Our Defenders: After I posted this item, I received an email...
The Guardian: Victim of US Military Sexual Assault ‘Scared’ After Conviction Overturned
Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: At a press conference on Tuesday, Nancy...