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Blaine McGraw was a Mormon church member and OBGYN for the military in Fort Hood, Texas.
In October 2025 an investigation began when a husband of a servicemember, saw McGraw secretly record a transvaginal ultrasound of the servicemember patient, on McGraw’s cell phone.
1,400 of McGraw’s former patients were contacted during the investigation about the alleged abuse.
According to reports some victims alleged the army ignored dozens of sexual abuse reports prior to the Oct. 2025 investigation.
“During questioning, McGraw gave investigators his passcode and granted permission to search his cellphone where they found 45 videos or thumbnails of deleted recordings that are now evidence against him in one of the largest sexual misconduct cases in the Army.
McGraw faces 273 counts of criminal charges which were laid out Tuesday in a preliminary hearing known in the military as an Article 32 hearing. Lt. Col. Dixon Merkt, an Army Reserve lawyer, presided over the hearing in a Fort Hood conference room and will provide a report to the Office of Special Trial Counsel with a recommendation on whether the charges should move to a court-martial.
The charges against him include 92 counts of sexual abuse and assault; 92 counts of assault consummated by battery; one count of attempted sexual assault; 66 counts of indecent recording; 18 counts of conduct unbecoming; one count of extramarital sexual misconduct; one count of attempted subornation by perjury; one count of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer; and one count of dereliction of duty, according to the special trial counsel, which is prosecuting the case.” Stars and Stripes
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The Army released his full service records as part of the investigation, detailing his military history:
- July 2024 – present: OB-GYN physician, Headquarters Company, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
- March 2024 – July 2024: OB-GYN staff physician, 11 MD Field Hospital (Iraq/Syria)
- August 2023 – July 2024: OB-GYN physician, Headquarters Company, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
- July 2020 – August 2023: OB-GYN resident, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
- June 2019 – July 2020: OB-GYN intern, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
- August 2013 – June 2019: Battalion physician assistant, 2-327IN, Fort Campbell, Ky.
- November 2012 – August 2013: Battalion physician assistant (Afghanistan), 2-327 IN, 1BCT, 101st AIRBORNE, Fort Campbell, Ky.
- October 2011 – November 2012: Battalion physician assistant, 2-327IN, Fort Campbell, Ky.
- September 2010 – October 2011: Student, Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Fort Campbell, Ky.
- August 2009 – September 2010: Student, Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- December 2008 – August 2009: Battalion S1, Headquarters Company, 1-327 IN Fort Campbell, Ky.
- February 2007 – December 2008: Combat advisor/executive officer (Iraq), Headquarters Company, 1-327 IN Fort Campbell, Ky.
- February 2007 – September 2007: Rifle platoon leader, Bravo Company, 1-327 IN Fort Campbell, Ky.” Austin American Statesman
In addition a lawsuit has been filed against McGraw as of October 2025.
“The 13-page complaint obtained by CBS News alleged that Army Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood in Texas, “used his position of trust to sexually exploit, manipulate, and secretly record women under his care.” The lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Bell County under the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect the accuser’s identity.
The plaintiff had gone to McGraw to seek answers for pelvic pain and concerns about her uterine health, her attorneys wrote in the filing.
During at least seven or eight appointments, after sending nurses away or not bringing one in, McGraw allegedly “groped, touched, and examined Doe in ways that had nothing to do with healing—performing invasive breast and vaginal examinations in ways that were unnecessary, humiliating, and profoundly violating, and which had nothing to do with the medical issues for which she sought care,” the court document said.” CBS News
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1. Army OB/GYN faces nearly 100 new charges of sexual misconduct with 96 alleged victims
(SOA) — There are new developments in the sprawling sexual misconduct case against Army doctor MAJ Blaine McGraw. It's a case we've been following for months.
This week, the U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel brought new charges against the OB/GYN, who had been practicing at the Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood Texas, adding hundreds of allegations, including new alleged victims, an additional location, and confirmation the alleged offenses happened over a seven year period.
He's now facing eight charges and 273 specifications that happened between 2019 and 2026, with 96 alleged victims.
The military justice system lists allegations as 'specifications' under a single charge.
Below is a list of the specifications:
92 specifications of abusive sexual contact and sexual assault, one specification of attempted sexual assault
1 specification of attempted subordination of perjury
66 specifications of indecent recording
92 specifications of assault consummated by a battery
18 specifications of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
1 specification of extramarital sexual misconduct
1 specification of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer
1 specification of dereliction of duty in violation of Articles 120, 120c, 128, 80, 133, 134, 90 and 92 of the Uniform Code of Military JusticeThe Army confirms that this new set of allegations includes medical examinations performed when Dr. McGraw was practicing at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii from June 2019-July 2023.
We've spoken with multiple women who were told by military investigators they were secretly recorded by Dr. McGraw during sensitive medical examinations.
One mom told us she felt "shock and disgust" when showed a picture of herself allegedly taken by Dr. McGraw.
"I think there's certain things in life like death that your brain just can't comprehend," she said. "It was really hard to appreciate that it was real. It's hard to deny it. There's a picture. He was the only person in the room that night."
Spotlight on America obtained a video appearing to show Dr. McGraw with a cell phone tucked into his hospital scrubs while in an exam room.
One attorney representing alleged victims in the case told us he believes there are larger failures at play involving the military justice system.
"The Army can put a bomb through a window. It cannot provide a military justice system that actually serves the needs of the victims, and it's disappointing," said Ryan Guilds.
The Army said MAJ McGraw is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
He appeared at a preliminary hearing at Fort Hood on Tuesday. The court will weigh next steps including scheduling a potential court martial.
Meantime, Spotlight on America confirmed that the military's Inspector General has launched an investigation into the issue of secret recording at medical facilities.
We filed a Freedom of Information Act request to determine the timeline of any complaints or investigations into McGraw that may have existed prior to these charges, but our request was denied because the investigation is ongoing.
You can watch our previous coverage of the case in the video player above. (click link to original listing for video)
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2. Army investigates OBGYN accused of abusing, secretly filming women
The woman said she walked into an OBGYN's office on Fort Hood, an Army base in Texas, nearly a year ago because she wasn't sure what to take for her sinus infection during her pregnancy.
She said the doctor, Maj. Blaine McGraw, rubbed her knee as he checked her neck and throat. She recounted that he urged her to submit to a vaginal exam, tried to tug away her leggings and touched her genitals, she told USA TODAY. When she told him to stop, she said, the doctor laughed.
The woman is one of more than 1,400 of McGraw's patients whom the Army says it contacted in a snowballing investigation of the doctor's conduct at the third-largest U.S. military base. The Army says it is “contacting all patients seen by the provider during the provider’s tenure at [the medical center], even if there is currently no indication to believe they have been affected by the alleged misconduct currently under investigation.”
One of the patients approached by investigators about his suspected misconduct sued in a Texas court on Nov. 10, saying McGraw sexually exploited women in his care for years, and the Army repeatedly failed to intervene.
The civil suit alleges the Army kept McGraw on staff despite patient complaints at Fort Hood, and before that at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, beginning in 2019. He secretly recorded patients during pelvic exams and made lewd comments, the lawsuit says.
The woman said she walked into an OBGYN's office on Fort Hood, an Army base in Texas, nearly a year ago because she wasn't sure what to take for her sinus infection during her pregnancy.
She said the doctor, Maj. Blaine McGraw, rubbed her knee as he checked her neck and throat. She recounted that he urged her to submit to a vaginal exam, tried to tug away her leggings and touched her genitals, she told USA TODAY. When she told him to stop, she said, the doctor laughed.
The woman is one of more than 1,400 of McGraw's patients whom the Army says it contacted in a snowballing investigation of the doctor's conduct at the third-largest U.S. military base. The Army says it is “contacting all patients seen by the provider during the provider’s tenure at [the medical center], even if there is currently no indication to believe they have been affected by the alleged misconduct currently under investigation.”
One of the patients approached by investigators about his suspected misconduct sued in a Texas court on Nov. 10, saying McGraw sexually exploited women in his care for years, and the Army repeatedly failed to intervene.
The civil suit alleges the Army kept McGraw on staff despite patient complaints at Fort Hood, and before that at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, beginning in 2019. He secretly recorded patients during pelvic exams and made lewd comments, the lawsuit says.
"Leadership dismissed the warnings, laughed off credible allegations, and allowed McGraw to continue practicing," the lawsuit states. "The Army gave cover to a predator in uniform."
Andrew Cobos, an attorney for the plaintiff, said he has heard from dozens of other women who have accounts about alleged misconduct by McGraw.
The plaintiff is not named in the lawsuit. USA TODAY does not name people who report sexual assault.
The woman said she walked into an OBGYN's office on Fort Hood, an Army base in Texas, nearly a year ago because she wasn't sure what to take for her sinus infection during her pregnancy.
She said the doctor, Maj. Blaine McGraw, rubbed her knee as he checked her neck and throat. She recounted that he urged her to submit to a vaginal exam, tried to tug away her leggings and touched her genitals, she told USA TODAY. When she told him to stop, she said, the doctor laughed.
The woman is one of more than 1,400 of McGraw's patients whom the Army says it contacted in a snowballing investigation of the doctor's conduct at the third-largest U.S. military base. The Army says it is “contacting all patients seen by the provider during the provider’s tenure at [the medical center], even if there is currently no indication to believe they have been affected by the alleged misconduct currently under investigation.”
One of the patients approached by investigators about his suspected misconduct sued in a Texas court on Nov. 10, saying McGraw sexually exploited women in his care for years, and the Army repeatedly failed to intervene.
The civil suit alleges the Army kept McGraw on staff despite patient complaints at Fort Hood, and before that at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, beginning in 2019. He secretly recorded patients during pelvic exams and made lewd comments, the lawsuit says.
"Leadership dismissed the warnings, laughed off credible allegations, and allowed McGraw to continue practicing," the lawsuit states. "The Army gave cover to a predator in uniform."
Andrew Cobos, an attorney for the plaintiff, said he has heard from dozens of other women who have accounts about alleged misconduct by McGraw.
The plaintiff is not named in the lawsuit. USA TODAY does not name people who report sexual assault.
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Fort Hood faced a reckoning after Vanessa Guillen’s 2020 murder exposed failures in how the Army handled sexual harassment, prompting major reforms.Public records indicate McGraw moved to Hawaii in 2019 and arrived in Texas in late 2022.
McGraw was suspended from his practice at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center on Oct. 17, "following a patient's allegations," according to a Nov. 10 Army update. McGraw has not been charged with a crime.
"Dr. McGraw is fully cooperative with the investigation," his attorney, Dan Conway, said in a statement. "We have reason to believe, however, that Army special agents are providing members of the public with inaccurate and exaggerated information.
"We can think of no other reason for inaccurate leaks than to influence the outcome of the case. We, nonetheless, remain cooperative."
Conway, who has offices in San Antonio, said he had not seen a copy of the lawsuit, which was filed in Texas civil court on Nov. 10.
Cobos, the plaintiff's attorney, said the massive probe began when a servicemember's husband reported to Army investigators that he'd seen McGraw secretly recording a video while examining his wife. The plaintiff was among the 1,400 patients contacted after that initial report. Cobos said he now represents 56 women with similar allegations against McGraw.
The "whistleblowing husband" pushed to meet with Army leadership, but "was refused meetings at every level," according to the lawsuit.
Col. Kamil Sztalkoper, an Army spokesperson, disputed that the husband was unable to meet with Army leaders. The deputy chief of staff, command sergeant major of the III Armored Corps, which is headquartered at Fort Hood, and the commander of the hospital met with the man and his wife, he said.
Five years earlier, Fort Hood became the focal point of a national reckoning over the Army's failure to stop sexual harassment in its ranks.
Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old soldier at the base, was brutally murdered, and it took searchers months to find her dismembered and burned remains. Guillén had told a friend and family member that she was sexually harassed. An independent investigation found the leadership at Fort Hood allowed a "permissive environment" for sexual assault and harassment.
Guillén's family lobbied in Washington, DC, Congress took action, and the military ultimately moved internal sexual assault and harassment investigations outside the chain of command.
'Groomed this entire time'
Two accusers – the plaintiff and another woman represented by Cobos – told USA TODAY they saw McGraw for health concerns and routine exams. They say they left his office with lasting trauma and shattered trust, and the Army failed to check on them or provide care.
The woman suing McGraw, whose husband is a long-serving soldier, said she left her first appointment with McGraw with excitement. The doctor was attentive and caring about the woman's hormonal issues and pelvic pain.
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His behavior after that was bizarre, the woman told USA TODAY. He made "off-color comments," complimenting her body during a breast exam, she said. He called her after hours and said things that veered beyond their doctor-patient relationship, she added.
Then, on Oct. 17, the Army's criminal investigative branch called the woman, whose husband had been in the service for more than two decades, and asked her to come in and identify photographs they believed were of her own face and body. Investigators said McGraw had secretly taken video of her breast and pelvic exam days earlier.
During that exam, the woman recalled, McGraw had spoken into his phone as though he were taking a call even though it did not ring. Then, he tucked the phone, camera facing out, into his front pocket, she said.
Sitting in her car alone after meeting with investigators, the woman cried.
"It felt like I had been groomed this entire time," she said.
'It doesn't leave your mind'
Nearly a year after her experience with McGraw, the woman with the sinus infection told USA TODAY through sobs, she still struggles to bond with her child and be intimate with her husband. Male doctors trigger a visceral panic. She bursts into tears unexpectedly when she's going about her daily life."It doesn't leave your mind," she said. "It just keeps being replayed over and over and over again."
When McGraw tried to pull down her leggings and touched her, she recalls saying, "If you don't remove your hands right now, I will punch you in your face."
The woman recalled that, in tears, she told a desk attendant at the office that day what had happened and begged to make a report. The person at the desk said no one was available and told her to "call or send an email," she said.
She called the hospital seven times to make a report, she said. Each time, she was dismissed, hung up on and shuffled aside.
When Army investigators contacted the new mother about her experience with McGraw in mid-November and she learned how many other women had accused him, she said, she vomited.
The Army did not offer her trauma counseling, she said. Instead, investigators handed her "a one-page pamphlet."
The Army said that, after the investigation opened, Darnall Medical Center "upstaffed their call center with additional personnel and extended hours covering 7 days a week."
Army investigators have also provided "additional resources" as needed after interviewing McGraw's patients, Sztalkoper said.
But the new mother said she felt ignored.
"You can't just sweep everything under the rug," the woman said. "People need to be held accountable."
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3. Former Fort Hood OB-GYN accused of sexual misconduct to represent self in civil lawsuit
A former Fort Hood doctor facing multiple legal battles over allegations he secretly video-recorded his patients filed 13 handwritten pages to a Bell County, Texas, court from jail asking that a civil lawsuit against him be dismissed because it is a federal matter.
More than 80 women filed the lawsuit against Maj. Blaine McGraw, 47, accusing him of using his phone to record exams without permission, performing invasive and unnecessary exams, and inappropriately touching them. McGraw, an OB-GYN, is the only person named in the suit and is representing himself, according to court records.
Without ever expressing innocence or guilt regarding the allegations, McGraw asserted that the women should use the administrative claim system set up by the Federal Tort Claims Act for their grievances, not a civilian county court.
The federal tort law outlines procedures for presenting and resolving administrative monetary claims for personal injury, property damage or death arising from the alleged negligence of officers and employees of the federal government. It is a required first step toward a lawsuit.
“Plaintiffs allege wrongful acts occurred within the walls of a military treatment facility, on federal property, by an active-duty military physician, an employee of the federal government in the performance of his duties,” McGraw wrote.
He also wrote that the complaint against him alleges that the United States government was “complicit in the alleged wrongdoing” but has been excluded as a defendant.
Among other reasons to dismiss the case, McGraw wrote that he was never properly served notice of the legal action against him. He noted he is representing himself because he cannot look for a lawyer while in jail.
Andrew Cobos, an attorney for the 82 women in the lawsuit, said the filing is “nothing more than a desperate attempt to hide behind legal technicalities and avoid facing a jury of the very community he betrayed.”
“While he fights over which courtroom he sits in, we remain focused on the only thing that matters—holding him accountable for the irreparable harm he caused,” Cobos said in a statement. “We are confident in our position and will not allow procedural games to delay the justice these women have earned.”
The court docket does not list a hearing date for Judge Mike Russell to hear arguments.
McGraw filed the legal paperwork from Bell County Jail, where he has been detained for pretrial confinement by the Army since Dec. 2. He was charged Dec. 9 with 54 counts of indecent visual recording involving 44 women, according to the Army. All but one of those women were patients he provided medical care to this year at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood. One woman was recorded at an off-post home.
A preliminary hearing to review the evidence against McGraw has not been announced.
McGraw was suspended from Fort Hood’s hospital Oct. 17 after a patient accused him of secretly recording her during an exam, according to base officials. Army Criminal Investigation Division arrived within hours to begin an investigation, which has included sifting through more than half a terabyte of digital media.
McGraw moved from Hawaii to Texas in August 2023, according to the Army. He served in Hawaii beginning in June 2019 as an intern and then as a resident. Before attending medical school to become an OB-GYN, McGraw was a physician assistant at Fort Campbell, Ky.
His medical license was issued through the state of Hawaii but expired Jan. 31, according to online state records. The state medical board also listed one pending complaint against McGraw.
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4. Army OB-GYN at center of patient abuse case told agents he was taking notes when secretly recording exams
FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army doctor accused of crimes against nearly 100 women told investigators that he used his personal cellphone to record videos of his patients without their consent as a form of note-taking to later document his medical care.
Maj. Blaine McGraw, a 48-year-old OB-GYN, was first interrogated by Army Criminal Investigation Division agents in October after a woman’s husband noticed him recording while conducting a transvaginal ultrasound.
During questioning, McGraw gave investigators his passcode and granted permission to search his cellphone where they found 45 videos or thumbnails of deleted recordings that are now evidence against him in one of the largest sexual misconduct cases in the Army.
McGraw faces 273 counts of criminal charges which were laid out Tuesday in a preliminary hearing known in the military as an Article 32 hearing. Lt. Col. Dixon Merkt, an Army Reserve lawyer, presided over the hearing in a Fort Hood conference room and will provide a report to the Office of Special Trial Counsel with a recommendation on whether the charges should move to a court-martial.
The charges against him include 92 counts of sexual abuse and assault; 92 counts of assault consummated by battery; one count of attempted sexual assault; 66 counts of indecent recording; 18 counts of conduct unbecoming; one count of extramarital sexual misconduct; one count of attempted subornation by perjury; one count of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer; and one count of dereliction of duty, according to the special trial counsel, which is prosecuting the case.
Lt. Col. Tara Goble, a prosecutor, presented Merkt with a slideshow outlining the charges associated with each of the 96 victims alongside the medical review of the specific allegation, a summary of the patient’s experience and images from any video taken of their exam.
One of the victims is an 18-year-old who McGraw secretly recorded 15 times in less than four months as she showered in her own home off base, according to prosecutors. Those are the only recordings that occurred outside of a medical setting. The rest involve patients McGraw saw at Fort Hood’s Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center between August 2023 and October 2025, and at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii beginning in 2019.
Daniel Conway and Maj. ReAnne Wentz, McGraw’s attorneys, did not call any witnesses or present any evidence during the hearing. They did question the prosecution’s three witnesses: two CID special agents and Col. Erin Keyser, an OB-GYN at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, who served as a medical expert for CID.
Agents provided Keyser with 150 cases where she observed McGraw’s videos, reviewed medical records and read patient summaries. Of those, she found about one-third were “appropriate” medical care. The others exposed patterns of abuse such as fishing for reasons to conduct breast and pelvic exams that Keyser said were not medically needed or conducted far more frequently than required.
“If the thought was ‘I’m recording these to document my notes,’ several videos come on right as the exam happened. That’s not the difficult part to remember. It’s when the patient is giving family history. That is the hard part to remember,” Keyser said. “I felt like he abused his power as an OB-GYN and manipulated their trust to get them to consent to sensitive exams.”
Prosecutors said the videos also show McGraw removing women’s clothing and jewelry for them instead of exiting the room to allow them privacy to undress, leaving his hands on their bodies after performing exams and making inappropriate comments such as “Show me the boobs” or “You don’t want me to see the boobs today or what?”
CID agents interviewed McGraw twice. During the second meeting he said he had voyeuristic tendencies that manifested as a teenager. He said a 2024 deployment to Syria where he nearly lost a patient brought back the urge, according to Matthew Walters, a supervisory CID agent who testified Tuesday.
Wentz went after the tactics used by CID during the interviews, which Walters observed and did not participate in. She asked if he thought agents were too harsh on McGraw when they initially interviewed him, using “raised voices” and nearly two dozen expletives.
It was “aggressive and not effective,” Walters said.
Maj. John Architzel, a prosecutor, redirected questioning about CID’s aggressive tactics by asking Walters what McGraw told them about why he didn’t just use the audio recording feature on his phone instead of video.
McGraw told them he didn’t know the phone did audio recording.
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5. Charges grow against Army OB-GYN as victim count rises to nearly 100
An Army gynecologist in Texas accused of sexually abusing and secretly recording female patients is now facing mounting allegations involving nearly 100 victims, military prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Blaine McGraw, 48, now faces eight charges and 273 specifications involving 96 victims, The service’s Office of Special Trial Counsel said in a statement, expanding an already sprawling case. The Army said the alleged misconduct occurred between 2019 and 2026, a span that dates back years further than previously announced.
The office previously announced in April that McGraw, who is assigned to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas, faced six charges with 146 specifications involving 73 victims from 2023 to 2025.
McGraw is innocent until proven guilty, the office said, adding that his preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 26.
The latest round of charges includes specifications of abusive sexual contact and sexual assault, indecent recording, and attempted sexual assault, among others.
Seven of the alleged victims were patients at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, where McGraw was assigned while completing his medical residency. Those offenses occurred during medical evaluations on female patients between June 2019 and July 2023, the office said.
The remaining victims are tied to Fort Hood, where 87 victims alleged offenses that occurred during medical examinations with female patients.
An additional victim was secretly recorded at a private residence away from the Army base, the office said.
McGraw also stands accused of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit filed in Bell County, Texas, last November.
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6. Army gynecologist took secret videos of patients during intimate exams, lawsuit says
At least 25 women have been contacted by Army criminal investigators after they found photos and videos on Dr. Blaine McGraw's devices, a military official told NBC News.
An Army gynecologist took secret intimate videos of a patient under his care at Fort Hood in Texas, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
The lawsuit says that the woman is believed to be one of scores who were preyed upon by Dr. Blaine McGraw and that Army leadership had allowed him to continue practicing despite receiving sexual misconduct complaints dating back years.
“By doing so, the Army gave cover to a predator in uniform,” says the lawsuit, which was filed in Bell County District Court.
McGraw has been suspended and is under investigation by the Army Criminal Investigation Division, or CID, according to a statement on Fort Hood’s media center website. It said “potentially affected patients” would be contacted by the investigators.
At least 25 women have been contacted by Army criminal investigators after they found photos and videos on McGraw’s electronic devices showing female body parts, a military official told NBC News. The lawsuit says the allegations against McGraw also include inappropriate touching, crude remarks and performing unnecessary procedures.
The woman filed the lawsuit under the name Jane Doe to protect her identity. She is married to an active duty service member with more than 20 years in uniform, according to her lawyer, Andrew Cobos. He said he’s representing more than 45 women who have approached him with claims against McGraw.
“Upon information and belief, investigators recovered thousands of photographs and videos from his phone, taken over the course of multiple years, depicting scores of female patients, many of whom remain unidentified,” the lawsuit says.
The plaintiff in the case learned about the covertly recorded videos last month when she received a call from Army investigators asking her to come in for an interview, the lawsuit says. They informed her that McGraw had secretly filmed multiple female patients during their appointments, the lawsuit says.
During the subsequent meeting, the CID investigators presented to her several frame grabs taken from videos recovered from McGraw’s phone — images that “unmistakably depicted” her body during an examination that took place three days earlier, the lawsuit says.
The investigators told her that McGraw had recorded “nearly the entirety of her final appointment, including both the breast and pelvic examinations, without her knowledge or consent,” the lawsuit says.
Once the interview was over, the investigators gave the woman a pamphlet containing the phone numbers of various Army departments. She left the meeting “disoriented and disarrayed.”
“She sat in her parked car and cried,” the lawsuit says. “Her sense of safety had been shattered.”
In a statement to NBC News, the woman said learning that she had been filmed without her consent left her feeling “violated, exposed and afraid.”
“It’s a wound that doesn’t heal,” she added. “How can anyone feel safe again when the very institution meant to protect them becomes the source of their trauma?”
Daniel Conway, an attorney for McGraw, said in a statement that the doctor has been "fully cooperative with the investigation."
"We’ve expressed to the government our concern that plaintiffs attorneys are holding press conferences citing inaccurate information apparently learned from government sources," Conway added. "At this point it’s best to let the investigation complete before we comment."
The Army referred to the statement released by Fort Hood, which was posted to its website Oct. 28.
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7. Dr. Blaine Dale Mcgraw
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Dr. Blaine Mcgraw specializes in obstetrics and gynecology with additional expertise in family medicine. He earned his medical degree from East Tennessee State University J H Quillen College of Medicine and brings seven years of clinical experience to his practice. His dual specialty training allows him to provide comprehensive care for women throughout their lives, from adolescence through pregnancy and beyond.Dr. Mcgraw practices in Fort Cavazos, Texas, where he treats patients with back pain, including expectant mothers experiencing pregnancy-related discomfort and children with spine issues. He incorporates physical therapy techniques into his treatment approach and utilizes manual therapy methods to help patients find relief. His practice also includes strength training programs designed to support patient recovery and overall wellness.
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8. Who is Maj Blaine McGraw? Fort hood Army OBGYN’s victims speak out following suspension
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9. Fort Hood MAJ Blaine McGraw facing additional charges, including count of extramarital sexual misconduct
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) - The U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel on April 7 preferred additional charges against Maj. Blaine McGraw, 47, an obstetrician-gynecologist assigned to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood.
McGraw now faces a total of six charges and 146 specifications for alleged offenses that authorities say occurred on various occasions between Oct. 6, 2023, and Dec. 1, 2025. The case involves 73 alleged victims, including 72 patients.
Army prosecutors allege the offenses involving patients occurred during medical examinations with female patients at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center between Oct. 6, 2023, and Oct. 17, 2025. One additional alleged victim — who was not a patient — was secretly video recorded at a private residence off-post near Fort Hood, officials said.
According to the Army, the specifications include 64 counts of sexual abuse and assault, one count of attempted sexual assault, 66 counts of indecent recording, 13 counts of conduct unbecoming an officer, one count of extramarital sexual misconduct, and one count of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer.
Army prosecutors said the allegations cite violations of Articles 120, 120c, 133, 134 and 90 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
The new charges build on initial allegations preferred Dec. 9, 2025, which included 54 specifications of indecent visual recording, five specifications of conduct unbecoming an officer, one specification of willful disobedience of a superior officer and one specification of making a false official statement, under Articles 120c, 133, 90 and 107 of the UCMJ.
A preliminary hearing for the original charges was waived, but with additional charges now preferred, the next step is for a neutral officer to be assigned and a date set for a preliminary hearing under Article 32 of the UCMJ before the case can be referred to a general court-martial, the Army said.
The investigation remains open. Prosecutors with the Office of Special Trial Counsel said they will continue coordinating with the Army Criminal Investigation Division to determine whether additional charges are warranted.
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10. Former Army OB-GYN appears at Article 32 hearing over allegations of sexual assault, recording patients
TEXAS — The federal government on Tuesday gave its most extensive look yet at the evidence gathered against Maj. Blaine McGraw, a former U.S. Army doctor facing charges of sexual assault and indecent recording after dozens of former patients claimed he secretly recorded their medical exams.
At an Article 32 preliminary hearing, prosecutors for the Army Special Trial Counsel called three witnesses to help lay out the evidence, which included recordings, patients’ interviews and medical records.
McGraw is facing eight charges and 273 specifications that military officials say happened between 2019 and 2026 while he was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas and at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. There are currently 96 alleged victims.
Dixon Merkt, a Dallas lawyer in the Army Reserve, served as the preliminary hearing officer over the hearing and will write a report to recommend whether the Special Trial Counsel refers the charges to a court martial.
The investigation into McGraw started in October 2025 after a patient’s husband saw McGraw recording a transvaginal ultrasound procedure on his cellphone.
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One of the witnesses called by prosecutors — Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agent Matt Walters — said McGraw admitted to recording patients for documenting purposes because he was overworked. Walters said McGraw confessed to having voyeuristic tendencies as a teenager and that he “found himself going into a dark place” after his deployment to Syria in 2024, which he said brought back the tendencies.
The defense didn’t call any of their own witnesses or make a closing statement, though they did cross-examine the prosecution’s three witnesses. Maj. ReAnne Wentz, senior defense counsel for Fort Hood, questioned Walters about the tactics used in interviewing McGraw and said they used profanity about 20 times. Walters said he wasn’t part of the questioning but that he did feel the manner of speaking was not effective.
Throughout the hearing, prosecutors emphasized the dozens of indecent recordings recovered between McGraw’s cellphone, an SD card and his laptop. Office of Special Trial Counsel prosecutor Lt. Col. Tara Goble said they also found 15 recordings of an 18-year-old taking a shower in her home.
Goble said that one patient had an extramarital affair with McGraw. The two exchanged sexual images and messages. Prosecutors said they found McGraw also recorded her without her consent.
“In his own word he described OB-GYN care as a little bit of a rush with a happy ending,” said Goble. “This is about power and control.”
Col. Erin Keyser, a director for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brooke Army Medical Center, reviewed the recordings taken of patients, medical records and interviews with CID to produce medical opinions on over 150 cases. She said she found “just 48 or 50” were within the standard of care.
Keyser said McGraw would regularly conduct unnecessary breast exams — sometimes, she said, getting patients to consent by asking “fishing or leading” questions. During exams Keyser said McGraw would have patients undress in front of him, without giving them with a gown. Keyser said McGraw would pinch and squeeze patient’s nipples, sometimes using his hands to express milk, which she said is not part of typical a breast exam.
“We look to the doctors for expert knowledge to tell us what to do,” Keiser said. “I think they trusted him to do the right thing.”
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11. Woman sues Fort Hood OB-GYN for secretly recording exams as criminal investigation continues
An Army spouse filed a lawsuit Monday accusing her doctor at Fort Hood of groping her and recording a medical exam with his phone’s video camera without permission, according to court records.
The woman, who is identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, described how the gynecologist, Maj. Blaine McGraw, pretended to take a call on his phone, then placed the phone in the breast pocket of his clothing. From there, his phone recorded a breast and pelvic exam he conducted on the woman, according to the 13-page lawsuit.
She requested a jury trial and at least $1 million in damages for invasion of privacy, sexual assault and negligence.
Doe also described how McGraw over several appointments blurred the lines of professional conduct by calling her after hours to discuss topics unrelated to her medical care, telling her he had seen all of her tattoos following sedation for a procedure that should not have allowed him access to her upper body, and forcing her to undergo a breast exam when it was not related to her visit.
“This lawsuit is the first step in shining a light on this misconduct and restoring justice — holding Blaine McGraw personally accountable and ensuring he is not given any more access or opportunity to harm others,” according to the lawsuit petition filed in Bell County, where Fort Hood is located in central Texas.
Officials at the base announced on Oct. 28 that a doctor had been suspended Oct. 17 from the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center following a report of misconduct from a patient.
“The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) began an investigation within hours into the former medical provider. The investigation is ongoing,” Fort Hood said Monday in a statement.
Base officials have not confirmed McGraw’s name, though the date of the suspension provided by the base and the lawsuit match.
As part of the investigation, roughly 1,400 patients at Fort Hood were sent letters about the allegations, and more than 25 were interviewed by criminal investigators, according to a military official familiar with the case but not authorized to speak publicly.
At least one other law firm, National Trial Law, said Wednesday it has filed an administrative claim with the Army on behalf of a Fort Hood patient of McGraw’s. Another law firm, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, said last week it is representing additional patients with the intention of filing claims with the Army.
Administrative claims are authorized under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which permits people to bring a legal claim against the government. It is outside the public court system. The claim filed by Doe is directly against McGraw and does not name the Army or any other federal agency.
Doe learned she had been secretly recorded after being contacted by CID, according to the lawsuit. The video of her was found among similar recordings involving multiple patients. Investigators could not confirm to her whether McGraw shared the photographs or videos.
McGraw, 47, graduated from East Tennessee State University’s James H. Quillen College of Medicine in 2019, according to online medical license records. He has an active medical license from Hawaii and no documented actions from the state medical board.
Since his suspension, McGraw has entered an in-patient care facility for an unspecified amount of time, according to Bell County records related to a speeding ticket the doctor received back in August. The Army contacted the court Oct. 28, when it became clear he would miss an approaching court date for driving his pickup truck 92 mph where the speed limit was 65.
An attorney for McGraw did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Andrew Cobos, a Houston-based attorney representing Doe and more than 50 other women who were patients of McGraw, said the victims want to see change from the Army.
“They do not want this to happen to other women,” he said.
His clients include military spouses and service members under McGraw’s care at Fort Hood’s hospital as well as at McGraw’s previous duty station Tripler Army Medical Center at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Hospital officials at Tripler “laughed off” a patient’s report that McGraw recorded her during an exam without permission, according to the lawsuit.
The Army and Tripler did not respond to a request for comment.
Cobos said his investigation has found systemic, bureaucratic issues that point to an “organizational failure,” to include the lack of a requirement for a chaperone or nurse to be present during exams.
“We want for a serious investigation this time that actually has reform that actually makes a meaningful difference, and not one that is just lip service by the Army,” he said.
The misconduct also comes 10 months after the conviction of Maj. Michael Stockin, an Army doctor who sexually abused 41 patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. He was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison.
Affected patients have filed legal claims that the Army did not immediately remove Stockin from his position after receiving complaints about his behavior, which allowed him to harm more people.
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12. Military wife shares her experience with suspended Fort Hood OB-GYN accused of sexual assault, recording exams
FORT HOOD, Texas — A Fort Hood doctor has been suspended after an investigation into a complaint with some serious accusations. Now, a lot of women are stepping forward.
What You Need To KnowDr. Blaine McGraw — a military major — is now the focus of an Army investigation after claims he secretly recorded medical exams, committed sexual assault and failed to provide proper care
Dozens of former patients said the Army ignored earlier complaints
More than 1,400 patients of McGraw were contacted in the Army criminal investigation
The Medical Center’s commander, Col. Mark Jaques, opened up on the investigation for the first time last week. He told NBC News that he wasn’t aware of complaints against McGraw in the time since he took command in June
Dr. Blaine McGraw — a military major — is now the focus of an Army investigation after claims he secretly recorded medical exams, committed sexual assault and failed to provide proper care.
Dozens of former patients said the Army ignored earlier complaints. Military leaders are responding as one woman shares her experience with Spectrum News. Because of the private nature of her story, we aren’t showing her face or sharing her name.
“Nine deployments, countless moves and work trips, a lot of adjusting,” said Jane.
Speaking out for the first time, a woman we’re calling “Jane” has been a military spouse since she was 20 years old.
“The military’s just always been our family,” said Jane.
She was stationed at Fort Hood and was a patient of McGraw.
“I thought we were safe, and now, I’m just disgusted at the thought that people might have known this was going on,” said Jane.
“Jane Doe,” as she’s known in her lawsuit filed this month in Bell County, is just one of dozens of former patients now coming forward with claims against McGraw, an OB-GYN most-recently stationed at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood.
He is accused of taking intimate videos and photographs of potentially hundreds of patients during medical procedures without their consent or knowledge.
“I think the first emotions I felt were embarrassment, guilt and stupidity for, like, not realizing that sooner,” said Jane.
She told us she was called to a meeting with the Army Criminal Investigation Division, or the CID, last month.
It was at that meeting investigators showed her a picture of herself a few days before at a routine pelvic exam.
“I think one of the hardest parts is also like my pelvic and breast exam were recorded, but other people are viewing it while they’re going through the evidence. So, it’s bad enough that thinking that your doctor has it and they can just have it all the time, but now it’s in for other people to review, which is very difficult,” said Jane.
Jane is just one of more than 1,400 patients McGraw saw over two years that were contacted in that Army criminal investigation.
The Medical Center’s commander, Col. Mark Jaques, opened up on the investigation for the first time last week.
He told NBC News that he wasn’t aware of complaints against McGraw in the time since he took command in June.
“As the commander of this organization, I can tell you I’m devastated for these women, for their families that have had to go through this,” said Jaques.
Now aware that she’s not alone, Jane is reflecting on McGraw’s behavior at several appointments.
“And he made a comment like, ‘oh, I’ve seen all your tattoos now,’ basically, which I was like, interesting? Because they’re not part of the lower body, which was where my procedure was. Then he was doing a breast exam another time and said, ‘Your surgeon did a really good job,’ which I thought was an odd comment,” said Jane.
Attorneys for the growing number of alleged victims claim McGraw’s alleged inappropriate conduct stretches back to when he was stationed at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii and that the Army ignored prior complaints against him.
Jamal Alsaffar represents a former patient who has filed a federal claim against the U.S. Army.
“What is shocking to me is that we now know this is systemic, and that even though the Army knew about this happening 2023 and before, there obviously was not a system-wide direction from the Department of Defense to actually try to correct this,” said Alsaffar.
A representative for Tripler told Spectrum News:
“We can confirm Maj. Blaine McGraw was assigned to Tripler Army Medical Center as a resident trainee in the Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetric Residency Program from June 2019 to June 2023. No charges were filed against McGraw during his time at Tripler. We cannot discuss an ongoing investigation.”
Back at Fort Hood, officials told us the doctor was suspended within hours of a patient’s complaint on Oct. 17, and the Army investigation continues.
Daniel Conway, an attorney for McGraw, said in a statement that they have reason to believe that:
“Army Special agents are providing members of the public with inaccurate and exaggerated information. We can think of no other reason for inaccurate leaks than to influence the outcome of the case. We, nonetheless, remain cooperative.”
And as for Jane, “I’m at this stage right now of anger, and I want to do whatever I can to prevent this from happening again. I have two young girls who have to go to an OB-GYN at some point. I don’t want to be afraid that they’re going to be in the same position, because I didn’t stand up and fight for accountability.”
EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story featured an incorrect spelling of Jamal Alsaffar's last name. That has been updated to reflect the correct spelling. (Nov. 21, 2025)
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13. Army gynecologist accused in lawsuit of secretly taking videos of patients during exams
An Army gynecologist in Texas is accused of secretly taking videos during intimate patient exams, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.
The 13-page complaint obtained by CBS News alleged that Army Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood in Texas, "used his position of trust to sexually exploit, manipulate, and secretly record women under his care." The lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Bell County under the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect the accuser's identity.
The plaintiff had gone to McGraw to seek answers for pelvic pain and concerns about her uterine health, her attorneys wrote in the filing.
During at least seven or eight appointments, after sending nurses away or not bringing one in, McGraw allegedly "groped, touched, and examined Doe in ways that had nothing to do with healing—performing invasive breast and vaginal examinations in ways that were unnecessary, humiliating, and profoundly violating, and which had nothing to do with the medical issues for which she sought care," the court document said.
Doe's spouse is an active duty service member who has been enlisted for over 20 years, according to attorney Andrew Cobos. Spouses of active duty service members are eligible to receive health benefits through their partner's insurance, and many of them receive medical treatment at military facilities. Cobos told CBS News he is representing 45 other alleged victims of McGraw besides the plaintiff in this case.
McGraw's attorney, Daniel Conway, told CBS News on Tuesday that his client is "fully cooperative with the investigation."
"We have reason to believe, however, that Army special agents are providing members of the public with inaccurate and exaggerated information," Conway said. "We can think of no other reason for inaccurate leaks than to influence the outcome of the case. We, nonetheless, remain cooperative. We have not seen any lawsuit and cannot comment."
NBC News was first to report the lawsuit.
Fort Hood officials announced last month that McGraw has been suspended from his position at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. In an updated statement sent Monday after Jane Doe's lawsuit was filed, the base said McGraw's suspension began Oct. 17, the same day officials said they received the first allegation.
"Additional administrative measures, which are not publicly releasable, were also taken to ensure patient safety," the statement said.
"The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) began an investigation within hours into the former medical provider. The investigation is ongoing," it added.
The medical center has also sent official notification letters to all of McGraw's patients, the statement said.
"In addition to the criminal investigation from Army CID, multiple additional investigations are underway to examine all facets of the issue, including systems, clinical processes, policies, and other areas," the base said. "These investigations are intended to ensure that the rigorous standards in place were followed."
The lawsuit cited one appointment on Oct. 14, 2025, where McGraw allegedly faked a phone call and resumed a pelvic examination of Doe while sliding his phone into his breast pocket, "camera facing outward and recording."
"McGraw then resumed the examination and asked Jane Doe to remove her pants so that he could examine her pelvic area—even as his phone captured every private, intimate moment and organ without Jane Doe's knowledge. McGraw then suggested a breast exam, despite Jane Doe protesting that she wasn't having any breast-related concerns. McGraw did not ask for consent to record—because he knew she would never give it," the complaint alleges.
McGraw also allegedly made "unsolicited, after hours" calls to her, the court document said.
According to the complaint, Army Criminal Investigation Division investigators called Jane Doe on Oct. 17, telling her to come in for an interview, during which the agents informed her that McGraw "had been secretly filming multiple female patients during their medical appointments." The investigators also showed her still photos from the video McGraw allegedly took on Oct. 14 during her exam, the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit states investigators informed Doe that McGraw also had video from her final appointment, including a breast and pelvic exam, without her knowledge or consent. The images and videos, the agents told her, were kept on multiple devices.
The complaint alleges that "the Army knew" about McGraw's conduct at both Fort Hood and a previous stint at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, "yet leadership dismissed the warnings, laughed off credible allegations, and allowed McGraw to continue practicing. By doing so, the Army gave cover to a predator in uniform."
The lawsuit also accuses the Army of "indifference" toward the complaints against McGraw, calling its response "bureaucratic, callous, and wholly inadequate," and claiming the military knew about the allegations during McGraw's time in Hawaii, which began in 2019.
"When the whistleblowing husband who exposed Defendant McGraw's filming sought to meet with Army leadership, he was refused meetings at every level. He was told to 'send an email.' The Army's posture was one of indifference and avoidance, not urgency or accountability," the complaint alleges. "The Army has made no meaningful effort to coordinate trauma care or counseling for Jane Doe or for the many other victims left in Defendant McGraw's wake."
The lawsuit also alleges that "[n]o proactive outreach was made to patients" by the Army after the allegations were made.
"To this day, aside from the interview initiated by criminal investigators, no one from the Army has reached out to Jane Doe or other victimized Army wives, daughters, and female soldiers to offer support, discuss their experiences, or address the institutional failures that allowed Defendant McGraw's misconduct to persist unchecked," the lawsuit states.
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14. Fort Hood OB-GYN accused of sexual misconduct now in jail
The Army gynecologist described in a recent lawsuit as a “predator in uniform” is now being held in the Bell County Jail in Texas, “after apparently violating conditions of liberty imposed by his commander,” according to an Army spokesperson.
Officials at Fort Hood, where Army Maj. Blaine McGraw is alleged to have committed sexual misconduct against patients under his care at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, ordered him into pretrial confinement on December 2, the spokesperson said.
“In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, a neutral and detached military magistrate will conduct a pretrial confinement review within seven days, and the magistrate will determine whether continued confinement is warranted,” the spokesperson told CNN.
An attorney for McGraw told CNN in a statement Thursday that he didn’t violate orders. “He was authorized exceptions to the restriction - which incidentally was completely unnecessary. We’ve asserted our right to a speedy trial,” attorney Daniel Conway said. “The imposition of pretrial confinement is a complete abuse of discretion.”
Early next week, it appears the military could be faced with a decision to either release McGraw from jail or move forward with criminally charging him using the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Last month, military officials at Fort Hood suspended McGraw, who is now accused in a civil lawsuit of repeatedly groping a female patient and secretly recording intimate videos of her during a recent pelvic and breast exam. The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, saw McGraw just days before an Army veteran accompanied his wife to the Fort Hood hospital and reported seeing McGraw record the ultrasound of his wife, an Army officer – according to a source familiar with what the husband later told investigators.
CNN exclusively reported on the incident that led Army investigators to seize McGraw’s phone.
“McGraw was removed from all patient care duties and access to electronic records to ensure patient safety, and all personnel involved were continuously accounted for,” Fort Hood said in a statement. “The criminal investigation is ongoing.”
McGraw is also accused of sexual misconduct with patients at his prior duty station, Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, where he was assigned from 2019 to 2023 while completing his residency.
So far, more than 75 women claim they were victims of McGraw’s sexual misconduct, according to two lawyers representing accusers. Sources expect that number to grow.
Attorney Andrew Cobos, whose firm represents 70 McGraw accusers, told CNN in a statement Thursday, “My clients are relieved. For the first time since October 17, they feel safe knowing the McGraw is in jail. Major McGraw demonstrated that he could not be trusted. He disobeyed orders. He should remain confined until he has been tried for his actions.”
Members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas in April 2014.
Members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas in April 2014.
Tamir Kalifa/AP/FileThe Army gynecologist described in a recent lawsuit as a “predator in uniform” is now being held in the Bell County Jail in Texas, “after apparently violating conditions of liberty imposed by his commander,” according to an Army spokesperson.
Officials at Fort Hood, where Army Maj. Blaine McGraw is alleged to have committed sexual misconduct against patients under his care at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, ordered him into pretrial confinement on December 2, the spokesperson said.
“In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, a neutral and detached military magistrate will conduct a pretrial confinement review within seven days, and the magistrate will determine whether continued confinement is warranted,” the spokesperson told CNN.
An attorney for McGraw told CNN in a statement Thursday that he didn’t violate orders. “He was authorized exceptions to the restriction - which incidentally was completely unnecessary. We’ve asserted our right to a speedy trial,” attorney Daniel Conway said. “The imposition of pretrial confinement is a complete abuse of discretion.”
Blaine McGraw.
Blaine McGraw.
Bell County Sheriff's OfficeEarly next week, it appears the military could be faced with a decision to either release McGraw from jail or move forward with criminally charging him using the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Last month, military officials at Fort Hood suspended McGraw, who is now accused in a civil lawsuit of repeatedly groping a female patient and secretly recording intimate videos of her during a recent pelvic and breast exam. The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, saw McGraw just days before an Army veteran accompanied his wife to the Fort Hood hospital and reported seeing McGraw record the ultrasound of his wife, an Army officer – according to a source familiar with what the husband later told investigators.
CNN exclusively reported on the incident that led Army investigators to seize McGraw’s phone.
“McGraw was removed from all patient care duties and access to electronic records to ensure patient safety, and all personnel involved were continuously accounted for,” Fort Hood said in a statement. “The criminal investigation is ongoing.”
McGraw is also accused of sexual misconduct with patients at his prior duty station, Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, where he was assigned from 2019 to 2023 while completing his residency.
So far, more than 75 women claim they were victims of McGraw’s sexual misconduct, according to two lawyers representing accusers. Sources expect that number to grow.
Attorney Andrew Cobos, whose firm represents 70 McGraw accusers, told CNN in a statement Thursday, “My clients are relieved. For the first time since October 17, they feel safe knowing the McGraw is in jail. Major McGraw demonstrated that he could not be trusted. He disobeyed orders. He should remain confined until he has been tried for his actions.”
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Photo Illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Getty ImagesExclusive: What led the Army to investigate gynecologist described in lawsuit as a ‘predator in uniform’
15 min readIn a previous statement to CNN on the allegations, McGraw’s attorney, Conway, said, “We’ve seen a significant number of new allegations – particularly as Army law enforcement is inviting former patients to come forward. At this point, beyond the allegations themselves, we’ve seen no records to support that patients were touched in a way that was not medically indicated. We believe that the Army previously resolved at least one of the allegations because of an eye-witness account by another provider present. We’ll continue to cooperate. We remain disappointed at Army law enforcement’s handling of the investigation.”
The Army has sent letters to more than 2,500 patients McGraw came into contact with at Fort Hood and Tripler Army Medical Center, sources said.
The scale of the alleged abuse is roiling the Army as it could become one of – if not the – largest cases of alleged sexual misconduct in US military history.
The Hawaii congressional delegation recently sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll and acting Pentagon Inspector General Steven Stebbins, demanding a systemic review of potential failures within the military that allowed McGraw’s alleged misconduct to continue unabated for so many years and questioning whether the Pentagon has “notified civilian medical institutions where Major McGraw practiced during his postings … and extended resources and support services to their potentially impacted patients.”
The Army has received the letter and will respond, a spokesperson acknowledged.
While McGraw is being held in the Bell County Jail, he has not yet been arrested. Fort Hood has a standing agreement with the county jail to hold servicemembers in certain situations, according to one source familiar with the arrangement between the base and the non-military law enforcement.
McGraw is restricted from contacting his alleged victims. The Army spokesperson said that McGraw broke the terms set by his chain of command on where he can and cannot go, “there is no evidence to suggest he violated a military protective order related to alleged victims.”
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15. Army gynecologist charged with secretly filming 44 female patients during medical exams at Texas military base
A twisted Army gynecologist was charged with secretly filming and photographing dozens of female patients during medical exams at a Texas military hospital this year, officials announced Tuesday.
Maj. Blaine McGraw, 47, was slapped with a mountain of charges for the sickening voyeuristic acts against 44 patients under his care at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood between January and December, according to the Army Office of Special Trials, NBC News reported.
Authorities said one patient was recorded inside her home off the military base.
The shocking arrest comes more than a week after he was thrown behind bars on Dec. 2 for violating orders from his commander amid a string of patient allegations of sexual and professional misconduct.
The Army launched an investigation and suspended McGraw from his post on Oct. 17 after a female patient, identified as “Jane Doe,” filed a civil lawsuit accusing him of repeatedly groping her and secretly filming her during a recent pelvic and breast exam, CNN reported.
“McGraw was removed from all patient care duties and access to electronic records to ensure patient safety, and all personnel involved were continuously accounted for,” Fort Hood said in a Dec. 4 statement.
“The criminal investigation is ongoing.”
The sick OB-GYN is also accused of violating patients at his previous duty station — Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, where he was assigned from 2019 to 2023 while completing his residency.
The Army has since notified nearly 3,000 patients McGraw treated at Fort Hood and the Oahu military base, warning them about the investigation and urging them to complete a questionnaire detailing their encounters with the accused predator, according to military officials and sources who spoke to CNN.
More than 100 women have reportedly come forward claiming they were victims of his disturbing acts.
“My clients are relieved,” Attorney Andrew Cobos, whose firm is representing 75 accusers, told the Military Times.
“For the first time since October 17, they feel safe knowing that McGraw is in jail. Major McGraw demonstrated that he could not be trusted. He disobeyed orders. He should remain confined until he has been tried for his actions.”
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division has combed through more than half a terabyte of “digital media” and conducted hundreds of interviews, the outlet reported.
The welcome sign at the main gate of the U.S. Army post at Fort Hood, Texas.McGraw was charged with 54 counts of indecent visual recording, five counts of conduct unbecoming of an officer, willful disobedience of a superior officer and making a false official statement.
He is being held in pretrial confinement at the Bell County Jail in Belton.
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16. 'Predator in uniform': Texas Army OBGYN suspended amid secret recording allegations
The Army’s criminal investigation division launched an investigation and officials said they would determine whether to press official charges soon.
An Army medical provider at Fort Hood in Texas has been suspended, and an investigation is underway after multiple patients’ allegations of abuse and misconduct, the military base said in a statement. Now, lawsuits are mounting.
Maj. Blaine McGraw, who worked as an OB-GYN at Fort Hood’s Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, was accused of secretly videotaping and photographing hundreds of patients during medical procedures. One victim said McGraw pretended to receive a call from a nurse before slipping his phone into his breast pocket with the camera facing outward to record her, according to a lawsuit that was filed.Victims have also accused McGraw of inappropriate sexual touching under the guise of medical care, including medically unnecessary breast and genital examinations, according to the lawsuit. He also allegedly violated Army medical protocols requiring nursing staff to be present during examinations.
McGraw was suspended Oct. 17, the same day the allegations were made, Fort Hood said in its statement. The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division launched a probe “within hours,” the base said. That investigation is ongoing, and officials said they would determine whether to press official charges soon, though they could not estimate a timeline.
McGraw's military service timelineMcGraw completed his medical residency at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu before moving to Fort Hood in 2023. He first joined the Army in 2007, serving as a rifle platoon leader in Fort Campbell, Ky.
The Army released his full service records as part of the investigation, detailing his military history:
July 2024 – present: OB-GYN physician, Headquarters Company, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
March 2024 – July 2024: OB-GYN staff physician, 11 MD Field Hospital (Iraq/Syria)
August 2023 – July 2024: OB-GYN physician, Headquarters Company, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
July 2020 – August 2023: OB-GYN resident, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
June 2019 – July 2020: OB-GYN intern, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
August 2013 – June 2019: Battalion physician assistant, 2-327IN, Fort Campbell, Ky.
November 2012 – August 2013: Battalion physician assistant (Afghanistan), 2-327 IN, 1BCT, 101st AIRBORNE, Fort Campbell, Ky.
October 2011 – November 2012: Battalion physician assistant, 2-327IN, Fort Campbell, Ky.
September 2010 – October 2011: Student, Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Fort Campbell, Ky.
August 2009 – September 2010: Student, Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
December 2008 – August 2009: Battalion S1, Headquarters Company, 1-327 IN Fort Campbell, Ky.
February 2007 – December 2008: Combat advisor/executive officer (Iraq), Headquarters Company, 1-327 IN Fort Campbell, Ky.
February 2007 – September 2007: Rifle platoon leader, Bravo Company, 1-327 IN Fort Campbell, Ky.'Predator in uniform'
The Cobos Law Firm, a Houston-based firm, is representing more than 50 of McGraw’s alleged victims in a civil lawsuit against him. The firm held a news conference about the case Nov. 4.
The lawsuit filed in Bell County District Court, alleges McGraw had been the subject of complaints during his time working at both Tripler and Darnall medical centers. The petition accuses the Army of giving cover to a “predator in uniform.”
Army investigators recovered thousands of intimate photographs and videos from McGraw’s phone, which had been taken over the course of multiple years and depicted non-consenting patients, many of whom remain unidentified, according to the petition.
National Trial Law, an Austin-based personal injury firm, has also filed a Federal Tort Claims Act administrative complaint against the Army on behalf of Jane Doe 1, the firm said in a release. National Trial Law has a history of representing military personnel and veterans, according to its website.
“These victims trusted the Army to provide world-class medical care in their most vulnerable moments, and instead, systemic failures allowed a predator to operate unchecked despite warnings,” said Jamal Alsaffar, a partner at National Trial Law. “Many of our clients reported this doctor’s inappropriate behavior to the Army, yet nothing was done. He was allowed to continue treating patients, violating more women with each passing day. This is an unconscionable betrayal of trust.”
More than 1,400 patients contactedIn a statement, Ford Hood said the medical center expedited referrals and sent official notification letters to all patients McGraw had seen while working there. The base commander told NBC News that more than 1,400 letters were sent. The letters included contact information for the Criminal Investigation Division and the medical center for patients wishing to report additional information or request support. The medical center also added call center support staff to assist in fielding patient questions.
“In addition to the criminal investigation from Army CID, multiple additional investigations are underway to examine all facets of the issue, including systems, clinical processes, policies, and other areas,” the base said in a statement. “These investigations are intended to ensure that the rigorous standards in place were followed.”
“Fort Hood recognizes the great trust and responsibility inherent in caring for our Soldiers, Families, and beneficiaries, and will continue to care for everyone involved throughout this process,” the statement added.
Fort Hood did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment.
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17. Fort Hood OB-GYN secretly filmed dozens of patients, Army says
An Army gynecologist in Texas under investigation amid accusations he'd secretly videotaped and sexually exploited his patients has been charged with "indecent visual recording," "conduct unbecoming an officer," and other charges involving 44 alleged victims, the Army announced on Dec. 9.
The Army charged Maj. Blaine McGraw with four charges and 61 "specifications," the military term for counts, 54 of them related to "indecent" recording, according to a press release. He is also accused of disobeying a superior officer and making a false official statement.
Army officials began an internal investigation of the gynecologist at Texas' Fort Hood on Oct. 17 after the husband of a servicemember reported he was secretly filming his wife during an exam. McGraw was suspended from his practice at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center that same day. Since then, the Army has contacted at least 1,400 of McGraw's former patients, according to Kamil Sztalkoper, an Army spokesperson
The charges involve 44 alleged victims and incidents that occurred between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1 of this year, according to the press release.
The majority of the incidents involved female patients who saw McGraw at his practice, according to the Army. McGraw is also accused of recording one person who was not his patient "at a private residence off-post."
McGraw also faces a civil suit brought by a woman who says he used his position to "sexually exploit, manipulate, and secretly record women under his care," according to court documents. Her lawsuit also accuses the Army of failing to stop McGraw, despite multiple complaints about him, including during his past post at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.
McGraw is being held in Bell County Jail. He was placed in pretrial confinement on Dec. 2 after he violated "conditions of liberty" set by a military commander, the Army announced on Dec. 4.
Fort Hood, around 70 miles north of Austin, is the third-largest military base in the United States.
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18. Army adds charges against former Fort Hood OB-GYN to include crimes against 73 women
The Army on Tuesday filed more charges against a former OB-GYN at Fort Hood, Texas, who is accused of secretly video recording his exams with patients, to include more than 70 women, according to the service prosecutors’ office.
Maj. Blaine McGraw, 47, now faces 146 specifications of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice. That includes 64 counts of sexual abuse and assault; one count of attempted sexual assault; 66 counts of indecent recording; 13 counts of conduct unbecoming; one for extramarital sexual misconduct; and one for willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, according to the Office of Special Trial Counsel, which is prosecuting the case.
The allegations involve 72 patients and occurred between Oct. 6, 2023, and Oct. 18, 2025, at Fort Hood’s Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. He is also accused of secretly recording one woman in an off-post home.
McGraw was first charged in December with crimes against 44 women.
Following that, he waived his right to a preliminary hearing in which an appointed officer would review evidence and determine whether prosecutors had enough to move forward with a court-martial. He instead opted to go straight into an arraignment hearing.
A new preliminary hearing will be scheduled to review the new charges, prosecutors said.
“As this case remains an open investigation, [Office of Special Trial Counsel] prosecutors will continue to coordinate with the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division as the case progresses to determine if additional charges are warranted,” the special trial counsel said in a statement.
Outside of the criminal justice system, McGraw faces a lawsuit filed by more than 80 women in Bell County court. At least nine others have filed federal tort claims with the Army regarding the doctor’s actions. The women say they were forced into exams with no medical need, touched inappropriately and denied chaperones during appointments.
Daniel Conway, an attorney for McGraw on his criminal case, said these new charges “seem to be based upon a lawsuit rather than an investigation.”
McGraw is representing himself in the lawsuit, filing handwritten legal motions from Bell County Jail. Last month a judge ruled against his request to have the suit dismissed over jurisdiction.
He has now submitted a four-page request to receive the names of the 82 women signed onto the lawsuit because they have all done so under the pseudonym “Jane Doe.”
“A defendant cannot be expected to prepare his defense without knowing who is suing him and why,” he wrote.
Some of the women involved in the lawsuit and in tort claims have accused McGraw of sexual misconduct at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, his duty station before arriving at Fort Hood in August 2023, according to his service record.
One Tripler patient filed a claim Tuesday and wrote that during appointments, McGraw “placed his hand on my upper thigh and left it there,” and made uncomfortable comments during a breast exam she had told him she did not need because a different doctor had performed it.
“During his appointments with me, Dr. McGraw would often answer text messages and phone calls. I thought this was inappropriate. I now worry that he videotaped me during these visits without my consent,” the woman wrote in the claim.
She later ended her care with him after she said he texted and called her from his personal phone to schedule an invasive procedure outside of normal clinic business hours.
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19. Former Fort Hood doctor's military service record revealed amid allegations
FORT HOOD, Texas (KXXV) — The Army has released the full service record of Dr. Blaine McGraw, the former Fort Hood obstetrician-gynecologist accused of secretly recording patients during private examinations, as the investigation continues and support services mobilize for alleged victims.
McGraw's military career spanned more than a decade, beginning around 2007 when he served as a rifle platoon leader in Kentucky. His service record shows that he later completed an internship at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii from June 2019 to July 2020, before working as an obstetrician-gynecologist at Carl R. Darnall Medical Center at Fort Hood, until his recent suspension.
The Army suspended McGraw from his position on Oct. 17 following a patient's allegations. Since then, military officials have established a dedicated call center, assigned special victims counsel and created a patient support line to ensure those affected have access to resources and assistance during the ongoing investigation.
Support services mobilize for survivorsMilitary sexual trauma advocacy organizations are stepping up to help alleged victims navigate this difficult time. Shield of Sisters, a nonprofit founded by Navy veteran Shannon Hough, is actively supporting survivors connected to the McGraw case.
"Shield of Sisters was founded out of my own need for help after being assaulted in the military 30 years ago," Hough said.
The organization, which helps female veterans overcome military sexual trauma, is providing direct support to alleged victims.
"We're offering them a safe space in our counseling office in Texas, where they can come in and sit with other survivors, with our counselors and just be there and receive the attention and support that they need," Hough said.
Hough's personal experience drives her advocacy work for military survivors.
"There was just no help and that's what got me where I am today, fighting so hard for every single survivor," Hough said.
Victims can contact Shield of Sisters through the organization’s website, by calling Shannon at 608-344-0210, or by emailing shannon@shieldofsisters.com
Legal proceedings continueMcGraw currently faces lawsuits from former patients while the Army continues its investigation. Attempts to reach McGraw's attorneys for comment by phone and email were unsuccessful.
The case highlights ongoing concerns about military sexual trauma and the importance of support systems for survivors within the military healthcare system.
The Army provided 25 News a statement about those affected by the ongoing investigation.
“The Army is committed to providing comprehensive support to patients potentially impacted by these allegations. To that end, we have initiated patient notifications, established a dedicated call center, assigned Special Victims Counsel, and created a patient support line to ensure those affected have access to the resources and assistance they need during this investigation, which we are committed to conducting thoroughly. We encourage anyone with information related to this investigation to contact the Criminal Investigation Division.”
- United States Department of the Army
Here is the full list of McGraw's service records:
Maj. Blaine McGraw joined the Regular Army in May 2006 and is currently assigned as a OBGYN Physician at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas.July 2024 – Present: OBGYN Physician, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
March 2024 – July 2024: OBGYN Staff Physician, 11 MD Field Hospital (Iraq/Syria)
August 2023 – July 2024: OBGYN Physician, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
July 2020 – Aug 2023: OBGYN Resident, Tripler Army Medical Center, Oahu, Hawaii
June 2019 – July 2020: OBGYN Intern, Tripler Army Medical Center, Oahu, Hawaii
June 2015 – 2019: U.S. Army Reserve (Student Status) General Medicine Health Professions Scholarship Program (HSPS)
August 2013 – June 2015: Battalion Physician Assistant, 101st AIRBORNE, Fort Campbell, Ky.
November 2012 – August 2013: Battalion Physician Assistant (Afghanistan), 101st AIRBORNE, Fort Campbell, Ky.
October 2011 – November 2012: Battalion Physician Assistant, 101st AIRBORNE, Fort Campbell, Ky.
September 2010 – October 2011: Student, Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Fort Campbell, Ky.
August 2009 – September 2010: Student, Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
December 2008 – August 2009: Battalion S1, 101st AIRBORNE, Fort Campbell, Ky.
February 2007 – December 2008: Combat Advisor/Executive Officer (Iraq), 101st AIRBORNE, Fort Campbell, Ky.
February 2007 – September 2007: Rifle Platoon Leader, 101st AIRBORNE, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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