RAND Report
Don Christensen, a retired Air Force colonel who heads the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, agreed with RAND’s belief that...
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USA Today – Military report: Young women on bases, sailors on ships at greatest risk for sexual assault
“It’s extremely disappointing the Pentagon would delay releasing this report,” said Don Christensen, president of Protect Our Defenders and the...
***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS SAYS DELAYED PENTAGON REPORT PUT TROOPS AND COMMUNITIES NEAR BASES AT RISK FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2018 ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS SAYS DELAYED PENTAGON REPORT PUT TROOPS AND COMMUNITIES NEAR BASES...
***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY TO IMMEDIATELY REVIEW CLAIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS THAT WERE WRONGLY DENIED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2018 ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY TO IMMEDIATELY REVIEW CLAIMS OF...
Pioneering Female Infantry Marine Kicked Out Of The Corps For Fraternization
“This Marine is now under immense pressure to accept a discharge to avoid a court-martial in the kind of case...
Why Are So Many O-6s Behaving So Badly? And Other Military Mischief
“The reason for the relief a few months ago of the Coast Guard captain commanding its Long Island sector was...
Court- Martial Numbers Plummet
“The total of general, special and summary court-martial cases handled by the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines has plummeted by nearly...
***PRESS RELEASE*** Protect Our Defenders Launches National Law Center to Provide Free Legal Services to Military Sexual Assault Survivors and Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2018 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Protect Our Defenders Launches National Law Center to Provide Free Legal Services...
Parents of child molested by Marine colonel seek $25 million for pain, suffering
“They kind of got in a pointing match at each other, and said, ‘No, it was you,’ ‘No, it was...
New Legal Center Gives Military Sexual Assault Survivors A Voice And Hope
People like Perry see Protect Our Defenders as their best hope for seeking justice and change that prevents others’ future...
***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MAKE CRITICAL REFORMS TO THEIR TREATMENT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2018 ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MAKE CRITICAL...
***PRESS RELEASE*** Protect Our Defenders Responds to Senators Blocking Vote to Protect Sexual Assault Victims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2018 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Protect Our Defenders Responds to Senators Blocking Vote to Protect Sexual Assault...
Marine officer accused of sexual harassment must fight to stay in Corps
CEO of Protect Our Defenders, Col Scott Jensen, USMC (ret.) was quoted in USA Today: This is an all-too-common occurrence and...
Dishonored and disgraced: IG slams AFCENT one-star for ‘inappropriate relationship’
CEO of Protect Our Defenders, Col (ret.) Scott Jensen said in an interview with Air Force Times: The Air Force’s...
Air Force declines to charge colonel accused of sexually, physically abusing boys
Don Christensen, the former top prosecutor for the Air Force and president of the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, said...
Military fails to advise victims of sexual assault of civilian court option, advocates say
President of Protect Our Defenders, Col Don Christensen, USAF (ret.) was quoted in USA Today: Civilian prosecutors and courts often have...
***PRESS RELEASE*** Protect Our Defenders Named ‘One of the Best’ Nonprofits by the Catalogue for Philanthropy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2018 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Protect Our Defenders Named ‘One of the Best’ Nonprofits by the Catalogue...
He went AWOL after being sexually assaulted. After 30 years, the Navy finally believed him
Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board member and survivor, Health Philips, was featured in The Washington Post: The first time Heath...
More Vets Who Are Coping With PTSD From Sexual Assaults Get Honorable Discharges
President of Protect Our Defenders, Col Don Christensen, USAF (ret.) spoke with NPR: We will hear from people from the Vietnam...
The darker side of the Pentagon’s sexual assault report
President of Protect Our Defenders, Col Don Christensen, USAF (ret.) spoke with Federal News Radio: The prosecutions are going down and...