Army Gynecologist Charged for Allegedly Taking Secret Videos of 44 Patients During Exams

Army gynecologist Maj. Blaine McGraw has been formally charged with allegedly secretly recording women.

McGraw, 47, was charged on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with 54 counts of indecent visual recording, five counts of conduct unbecoming an officer, one count of willful disobedience of a superior officer and one count of making a false official statement, according to The New York Times. 

McGraw has been held in pretrial confinement at the Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas since Dec. 2, the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) said in a statement.

The OB-GYN worked at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, from June 2019 to June 2023, before beginning practice at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas. 

During his time in Texas, McGraw is accused of making secret recordings of 44 patients from Jan. 1 through Dec. 1, 2025, CBS News reports. A majority of the alleged offenses occurred when McGraw conducted medical exams at Darnall Army Medical Center. 

A source connected to the case told NBC News that as many as 1,500 people have been notified that they may have been recorded without their consent during McGraw’s Army tenure.

A patient made allegations against McGraw on Oct. 17. That same day, the Army CID suspended him, revoked his access to medical records and launched its investigation “within hours,” according to a statement.

On Nov. 5, Texas law firm National Trial Law announced in a statement that it is representing a group of several victims in a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging that “victims had previously reported the doctor’s inappropriate behavior to the Army, but allege that nothing was done and the provider was allowed to continue treating patients.”

“The allegations involve one of the most egregious violations of medical trust imaginable: non-consensual videotaping and photographing of patients during intimate medical examinations, coupled with improper sexual touching during OB-GYN procedures,” National Trial Law’s statement continued.

On Nov. 12, National Trial Law filed an administrative complaint against the U.S. Department of the Army on behalf of an anonymous complainant identified as Jane Doe 1.

Two days prior, on Nov. 10, the Cobos Law Firm, also a Texas-based law firm, filed a lawsuit on behalf of a group of alleged victims in Bell County District Court.

Cobos represents 56 of the alleged victims, USA Today reports. The firm is representing a Jane Doe, who is identified only as a military spouse. The lawsuit alleges the U.S. Army covered up McGraw’s alleged abuse.

“The Army knew,” the lawsuit reviewed by PEOPLE reads. “Complaints had been made about Defendant McGraw—at Fort Hood, and years earlier 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.”

On Dec. 3, the Army’s CID said its extensive investigation now includes hundreds of interviews and a review of over half a terabyte of digital media.

Then on Monday, Dec. 8, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and more than 50 other congressional Democrats sent a letter to the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General. The politicians requested the office investigate if the Army allegedly ignored reports and dismissed complaints about McGraw.

“The allegations against Dr. McGraw are extremely serious, and the Army’s criminal investigation of this matter must continue unabated,” the letter read. “We are committed to demanding justice for victims of sexual assault and harassment, and we will not stay silent while the safety of women is at risk.”

A preliminary hearing for McGraw has not been scheduled.

PEOPLE reached out to the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division for comment. 

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