NBC News: Convicted of Sex Assault – Then Cleared – Fighter Pilot Sparks Protest at Tucson Base

Bill Briggs reports for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders:

The conviction’s reversal and Wilkerson’s subsequent transfer to Tucson prompted Thursday’s protest, organized by Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group for victims of military sexual assault. Members of that organization say they will publicly call on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to remove Wilkerson from the Air Force. On Monday, their president, Nancy Parrish, also sent a letter to Hagel requesting that Franklin also be dismissed from service.

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