Military Times: Defense bill strengthens rape, sex assault protections
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this Military Times article:
Still, there is a sense of disappointment because Gillibrand had a majority of the Senate behind her plan that would have mostly eliminated command influence as a factor in courts-martial.
Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our Defenders, said Congress “has decided to stand with the status quo and the hollow Pentagon promises of zero tolerance.”
“We see this as a minor setback on the road to fundamental reform,” Parrish said. “Service men and women deserve a professional and unbiased justice system equal to the system afforded to the civilians they protect.”
