Army gynecologist charged for secret patient videos
The U.S. Army’s Office of Special Trial Counsel charged Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, with secretly recording at least 44 women during intimate exams between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2025. The charges include 54 specifications of indecent visual recording, conduct unbecoming, willful disobedience, and making a false official statement; McGraw was suspended Oct. 17, ordered into pretrial confinement Dec. 2, and is being held at the Bell County Jail as a preliminary hearing is pending. A related civil lawsuit filed under the pseudonym Jane Doe alleges McGraw exploited his position and inappropriately touched and recorded a patient during multiple appointments.
📌 Key Facts
- Defendant: Maj. Blaine McGraw, Army OB-GYN at Fort Hood’s Darnall Army Medical Center
- Charges: 54 specs indecent visual recording; 5 conduct unbecoming; 1 willful disobedience; 1 false official statement
- Alleged victims: at least 44 women (including one non-patient)
- Timeline: alleged conduct Jan. 1–Dec. 1, 2025; suspension Oct. 17; custody ordered Dec. 2; charges announced Tuesday
- Status: Held at Bell County Jail; preliminary hearing not yet scheduled
📊 Relevant Data
In FY23, approximately 6.8% of active duty women and 1.3% of active duty men in the US military indicated experiencing at least one past-year incident of unwanted sexual contact, corresponding to an estimated 15,200 women and 13,800 men.
DoD Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, Fiscal Year 2024 — Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO)
Women make up approximately 17.7% of active-duty US military personnel as of 2023.
How many people are in the US military? A demographic overview — USA Facts
In a 2020 survey at Fort Hood, about one-third of the participating women (18 out of 52) reported experiencing sexual harassment.
Murder, sexual harassment rates at Fort Hood among highest in the service, Army secretary says — Army Times