More attorneys file federal complaints against Army over McGraw’s alleged abuse
Seven women allege Army doctor sexually abused them during medical appointments at Fort Hood and Hawaii facilities
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) — More attorneys filed federal complaints Monday against the U.S. Army on behalf of seven women who say an Army doctor sexually abused them or recorded them without consent during medical appointments.
The complaints target the Department of the Army, Defense Health Agency and Department of Defense over allegations against Dr. Blaine McGraw at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood and Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu.
McGraw faces criminal charges for allegedly recording dozens of female patients without their knowledge.
Legal action details
The law firm Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed Federal Tort Claims Act administrative complaints, the required first step before filing a lawsuit against federal agencies.
The complaints allege McGraw, an Army gynecologist, recorded patients without consent and performed unnecessary medical exams that involved touching their genitals or breasts. The alleged abuse occurred when patients were pregnant, had recently given birth or were in intensive care, according to the complaints.
The women also say McGraw conducted exams without medical assistants present and refused to let patients undress privately, violating standard medical procedures.
Army response and criminal charges
Army prosecutors announced Dec. 9 that McGraw faces 54 counts of indecent visual recording and five counts of conduct unbecoming an officer.
The Army said it suspended McGraw and opened an investigation “within hours” after receiving a patient complaint in October. However, news reports suggest at least one patient complained about McGraw at Tripler Medical Center, where he worked until 2023.
More than 50 members of Congress sent a letter this week to the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General requesting an investigation into reports that Army leaders failed to investigate earlier complaints against McGraw.
Attorney statements
“My clients went to this doctor expecting to be well cared for,” Christine Dunn said, the attorney representing the women. “They thought they could trust a U.S. Army doctor, but we now understand that the doctor abused that trust in the most egregious way.”
Dunn said the Army failed to protect patients in its care and was negligent in supervising McGraw.
Previous cases
Sanford Heisler has represented victims in similar military cases. Dunn currently represents 45 victims of former Army doctor Michael Stockin, who was convicted of sexually abusing patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.
The firm also represents former Coast Guard Academy cadets in what attorneys say is the first collective action against a U.S. service academy involving sexual abuse claims.
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