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Statement of Protect Our Defenders President, Col. Don Christensen (ret.) on the Introduction of the Military TRAC Act

Feb 12 2015

February 12, 2015 Statement of Protect Our Defenders President, Col. Don Christensen (ret.) on the Introduction of the Military TRAC Act...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Applauds Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Americans from Convicted Sex Offenders

Feb 12 2015

Download as a PDF document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2015 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS APPLAUDS CONGRESSWOMAN JACKIE...

Stars and Stripes: House bill calls for DOD to publish names of military sex offenders

Feb 12 2015

Former Chief Prosecutor and President of Protect Our Defenders, Colonel Don Christensen USAF (ret) is featured in this Stars and...

Protect Our Defenders Releases Analysis of DoD Service Academy Survey

Feb 11 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RELEASES ANALYSIS OF DOD SERVICE ACADEMY SURVEY, WHICH FINDS THAT NEARLY...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Service Academy Survey

Feb 11 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO SERVICE ACADEMY SURVEY, WHICH FINDS THAT NEARLY HALF THE...

One in 10 female AFA cadets victims of unwanted sexual contact

Feb 11 2015

Former Chief Prosecutor and President of Protect Our Defenders, Colonel Don Christensen USAF (ret) is featured in this Scripps News...

Stars and Stripes: Military lawyers lose the ‘good soldier’ defense

Feb 09 2015

Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: “It allowed people to...

USA Today op-ed: Stop Air Force lockdown of public discussion

Feb 09 2015

In a USA Today op-ed, Maribel Jarzabek, a former military lawyer takes commanders to task for trying trying to keep servicmembers...

Air Force launches a big change in basic training

Feb 09 2015

Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen (ret.) is featured in this article from the San Antonio Express-News: Retired Air...

Air Force Times: Chief to retire at lower grade after probe of 2006 conviction

Jan 31 2015

Protect Our Defenders Col. Don Christensen and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) are featured in this article from the Air Force...

January News Roundup

Jan 30 2015

We’re starting a monthly news roundup in 2015. From the first few days of the new year, military sexual assault...

PBS: How military sex offenders fly under the radar after returning to civilian life

Jan 15 2015

There are hundreds of service members who have been convicted of sex offenses but never appear on any public registry...

STL Post Dispatch: How a sexual predator operated under the radar at Ft. Leonard Wood

Jan 15 2015

The St Louis Post Dispatch writes: A government investigation into how an Army drill sergeant was able to prey on...

Washington Post: A new voice for sexual assault victims in the military

Jan 10 2015

The Washington Post reports: The job of special victims’ counsel began as a pilot program in the Air Force in...

Washington Post: Air Force captain dissents from military sex assault policy, and commanders take notice

Jan 06 2015

The Washington Post reports: Don Christensen, a former chief prosecutor in the Air Force, now serves as president of the...

Stars & Stripes: Gillibrand determined to force change in military justice system, but it’s an uphill battle

Jan 05 2015

Stars & Stripes reports: The debate over a commander’s role in the military justice system isn’t over. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s...

Air Force Times: Why the AF’s chief prosecutor left to fight for sex assault victims

Jan 05 2015

The AF Times reports on why Don Christensen, the Air Force’s top prosecutor, left the military to join Protect Our...

Oakland Tribune editorial: Military justice on assault needs major overhaul

Jan 05 2015

The Oakland Tribune opines: The U.S. military justice system has been rightly pilloried in recent years for its horrendous record...

Air Force Times: “In trouble for speaking out on sex assault policy”

Jan 05 2015

The Air Force Times reports: On her final day as an Air Force lawyer, Capt. Maribel Jarzabek figured she could...

Stars & Stripes: Military Sexual Assault Year in Review

Dec 30 2014

Stars & Stripes is recapping 2014’s key developments in military sexual assault news. Among the year’s notable events was Don...

Statement of Protect Our Defenders President, Col. Don Christensen (ret.) on the Introduction of the Military TRAC Act

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Applauds Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Americans from Convicted Sex Offenders

Stars and Stripes: House bill calls for DOD to publish names of military sex offenders

Protect Our Defenders Releases Analysis of DoD Service Academy Survey

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Service Academy Survey

One in 10 female AFA cadets victims of unwanted sexual contact

Stars and Stripes: Military lawyers lose the ‘good soldier’ defense

USA Today op-ed: Stop Air Force lockdown of public discussion

Air Force launches a big change in basic training

Air Force Times: Chief to retire at lower grade after probe of 2006 conviction

January News Roundup

PBS: How military sex offenders fly under the radar after returning to civilian life

STL Post Dispatch: How a sexual predator operated under the radar at Ft. Leonard Wood

Washington Post: A new voice for sexual assault victims in the military

Washington Post: Air Force captain dissents from military sex assault policy, and commanders take notice

Stars & Stripes: Gillibrand determined to force change in military justice system, but it’s an uphill battle

Air Force Times: Why the AF’s chief prosecutor left to fight for sex assault victims

Oakland Tribune editorial: Military justice on assault needs major overhaul

Air Force Times: “In trouble for speaking out on sex assault policy”

Stars & Stripes: Military Sexual Assault Year in Review

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