Army gynecologist Maj. Blaine McGraw has been formally charged in connection with allegations that he secretly recorded women during medical care.
McGraw, 47, was charged 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.
He 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.
McGraw worked at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, from June 2019 to June 2023, then began practicing 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 between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2025, CBS News reported. Most of the alleged incidents reportedly occurred during medical examinations at Darnall Army Medical Center.
A source connected to the case told NBC News that as many as 1,500 people have been notified they may have been recorded without their consent during McGraw’s time serving as an Army physician.
A patient made allegations against McGraw on Oct. 17. CID said he was suspended the same day, had his access to medical records revoked, and the investigation was launched “within hours,” according to a statement.
On Nov. 5, Texas law firm National Trial Law said it is representing multiple alleged victims in a lawsuit against the U.S. government. The firm alleged that victims had previously reported inappropriate behavior to the Army, but that no effective action was taken and McGraw was allowed to continue treating patients.
In its statement, the firm described the allegations as involving non-consensual recording during intimate medical examinations, along with claims of improper S**ual touching during OB-GYN procedures.
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.
Separately, on Nov. 10, the Cobos Law Firm filed a lawsuit in Bell County District Court on behalf of a group of alleged victims. Cobos represents 56 alleged victims, according to USA Today. The suit includes a Jane Doe identified only as a military spouse and alleges the Army covered up McGraw’s alleged abuse.
“The Army knew,” the lawsuit states, alleging that complaints had been raised at Fort Hood and earlier at Tripler, but that leadership dismissed warnings and allowed McGraw to keep practicing.
On Dec. 3, CID said its investigation had expanded to hundreds of interviews and a review of more than 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 requesting an investigation into whether the Army ignored or dismissed earlier reports and complaints involving McGraw.
A preliminary hearing for McGraw has not been scheduled.
