Most of the incidents involved female patients who saw him at his clinic.
Army obstetrician-gynecologist investigated for suspected patient abuse
More than 1,400 of Fort Hood Obstetrics and Gynecology Maj. Blaine McGraw’s patients have been contacted by the Army for investigation into the doctor’s conduct.
A Texas military obstetrician and gynecologist under investigation for secretly videotaping and sexually exploiting patients has been indicted on charges including “obscene recording” and “acts unbecoming of an officer” involving 44 alleged victims, the Army announced on December 9.
The Army indicted Maj. Blaine McGraw on four charges and 61 “specifications” (military term for charges), 54 of which were related to “obscene” recordings, according to a press release. He is also accused of disobedience to superiors and issuing false public statements.
Army officials on Oct. 17 launched an internal investigation into a gynecologist at Fort Hood, Texas, after a military husband reported secretly filming his wife during an exam. McGraw was suspended from medical treatment at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center the same day. Since then, the Army has contacted at least 1,400 of McGraw’s former patients, Army spokesman Kamil Starkoper said.
The charges involve 44 alleged victims and incidents that occurred between January 1 and December 1 of this year, according to a press release.
Most of the incidents involved female patients who saw McGraw in his clinic, the Army said. McGraw is also accused of recording a person who was not his patient “in a private residence off-duty.”
McGraw also faces a civil lawsuit filed by a woman who claims he used his position to “sexually exploit, manipulate and secretly record women under his control,” according to court documents. Her lawsuit also accuses the military of failing to stop McGraw despite multiple complaints about him, including during his past stint at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.
McGraw is being held in the Bell County Jail. He was placed in pre-trial confinement on December 2 for violating the “conditions of freedom” set by the military commander, the army announced on December 4.
Fort Hood, about 110 miles north of Austin, is the third largest military base in the United States.
