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Politico reports: The case is just one example of what the Pentagon’s own reports have concluded on sex crimes in...

[VIDEO] PBS Newshour: Defense Official: Sexual Assaults in Military ‘an Enemy That Must Be Defeated

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Waco Tribune-Herald: John Cornyn, guest columnist: One solution to sexual assaults in the military

Waco Tribune-Herald reports: When it comes to crimes of sexual assault, the military justice system is failing. It has lost...

Roll Call: Military Women Fear ‘Collateral Damage’ From Reporting Sexual Assault | Commentary

Roll Call reports: According to the Pentagon, one of the most significant barriers to reporting sexual assault within the military...

Huffington Post: Female Veteran Gives Epic Response To Military Poster Blaming Sexual Assault Victims

Huffington Post reports on an appropriate response to a victim-blaming poster on MST where she lists Protect Our Defenders as...

Post Star: EDITORIAL: Gillibrand leads the way against military sexual assaults

Aug 05 2013

A Post Star Editorial writes: “I was assaulted. I reported it. I endured the public humiliation and the end result...

Politico: Pentagon cribs Hill ideas on sex assault

Aug 05 2013

Politico talks to Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our Defenders: Nancy Parrish, president of the victim advocacy group Protect Our...

USA Today: Military leaders say dismissals key to focus on assault

Aug 05 2013

USA Today talks to Protect Our Defenders’ executive director, Taryn Meeks: The removal of 60 troops from sensitive positions is...

US Army Press Release: Army addresses sexual assault prevention at Year of Military Women panel

Aug 02 2013

The US Army on sexual assault prevention: Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Seamands, director of military personnel management, Army G-1, spoke...

VIDEO – PBS Newshour: Sens. McCaskill, Ayotte

Gwen Ifill talks to Sen. Claire McCaskill and Sen. Kelly Ayotte on PBS Newshour: The debate continues over the best...

Washington Post: Military brass claim progress in pursing sexual assault cases

The Washington Post reports: As Congress debates whether to remove sexual assault cases from the chain of command to an...

Government Executive: Reforming How VA Handles Sexual Assault Claims

Government Executive reports: Navy veteran and rape victim Ruth Moore struggled for more than two decades to resolve her disability...

Petoskey News-Review: Support growing for Benishek’s reform bill on military sexual assault

Petoskey News-Review reports: Northern Michigan Congressman Dan Benishek, a Republican in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, has been calling for fellow...

Politico: Winnefeld’s chain of command takedown – Hagel to announce new military sexual assault directives

Politico reports: Winnefeld said last night that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel would ‘soon’ announce a half dozen new executive actions...

The Bob Edwards Show: How Long Will Rape Be An “Occupational Hazard” Of Military Service?

The Bob Edwards show features Paula Coughline, Protect Our Defenders board member: Paula Coughlin was a Lieutenant in the United...

Politico: Kirsten Gillibrand intensifies effort on sex assault bill

Politico reports: On Tuesday night, she cornered South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the GOP’s private cloakroom. Along with Sen....

Detroit Free Press: Michigan congressman pushes for reforms in way military handles sexual assaults

Detroit Free Press reports: U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls, has so far had little luck getting Republican leadership in...

Talking Points Memo: McCaskill, Gillibrand Clash On How To Stop Rape In Military

TPM reports on Protect Our Defenders’ McCaskill attack ad: Publicly, the two Democratic women have remained cordial as they talk...

Associated Press: Soldier arrested on charge of sex assault on child

The AP reports: A Fort Carson soldier has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child after a 14-year-old...

PBS Newshour: Changing the Culture of Sexual Assault Against Female Service Members