An Army doctor is accused of abusing \u201chis position of trust to sexually exploit, manipulate and secretly record women under his care,\u201d according to a lawsuit filed in Bell County, Texas, this month by a military spouse identified as \u201cJane Doe.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the 13-page lawsuit, filed on Nov. 10, the woman accuses Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, of a litany of sexual and professional misconduct, including an allegation that he filmed a breast and pelvic exam. <\/p>\n
Andrew Cobos, the attorney who filed the Bell County claim, said Doe was not the only woman who was harmed. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy firm currently represents 70 women who were victimized by Dr. McGraw,\u201d he told Military Times in an email Monday, adding, \u201cwe are amending the filing to include all 70 of our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tripler Army Medical Center on Oahu, Hawaii, confirmed in a statement Monday that it was in the process of \u201cnotifying patients who were seen by a former resident in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service between June 2019 and June 2023 that their provider is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Army Criminal Investigations Division.\u201d <\/p>\n
The medical center said the investigation began Oct. 17 at Fort Hood after a report was made to the Army Criminal Investigation Division. <\/p>\n
The Texas installation announced that a medical provider had been suspended on Oct. 17 but did not name the provider. The November statement<\/a> said that \u201cfollowing the patient\u2019s allegations, the provider was suspended the same day,\u201d and added that notification letters were sent to patients. <\/p>\n Tripler reported sending out approximately 1,110 letters to potentially affected patients Friday. <\/p>\n \u201cI know this information is incredibly upsetting to them, and we are here to provide support. We have many resources to offer, and we want to hear their concerns and help them get the medical care and other support they need,\u201d Tripler Army Medical Center Director William Bimson said in a statement. <\/p>\n Neither the hospital nor the Army named the accused provider, but the Army confirmed that McGraw was assigned to Tripler from June 2019 to August 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Army is committed to supporting patients affected by these allegations. We have swiftly established a call center, assigned a special victims counsel and are actively notifying patients. Additionally, we have created a patient support line to offer access to resources and assistance. We encourage anyone with information related to the investigation to contact the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division,\u201d an Army spokesperson said in a statement Monday. <\/p>\n