Following a widespread investigation involving dozens of charges, an Army OB-GYN faces trial on charges that he sexually assaulted patients over many years at the Fort Hood military base in Texas and another base in Hawaii.
Maj. Blaine McGraw is set for what's projected to be a lengthy trial beginning March 30, 2027, according to military court documents. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Aug. 12.
McGraw faces eight charges and 273 specific accusations, a designation used in the military court, the Army said in a March 2026 news release. Of the 96 alleged victims in the case, seven reported abuse at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the other 89 accounts were reported to have happened at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Texas.
The charges cover alleged accounts of criminal conduct by the physician between 2019 and 2026.
"The charges are allegations and Maj. McGraw is presumed innocent unless proven guilty," Michelle McCaskill, U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, said in the release.
McGraw is represented by Daniel Conway, a military criminal defense lawyer with Daniel Conway & Associates. Conway's firm did not provide immediate comment following an inquiry from USA TODAY.
In a separate civil case filed in November 2025, a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe sued McGraw, saying he "used his position of trust to sexually exploit, manipulate, and secretly record women under his care." The unnamed plaintiff asked for "damages, in an amount over $1,000,000." That case is also ongoing.
"Jane Doe sought legitimate medical treatment but instead was subjected to invasive, unnecessary, and degrading touching, voyeurism, and covert filming," the plaintiff's lawyer Andrew Cobos wrote in the filing.
USA TODAY reported last year about the allegations against McGraw. The unnamed woman explained to USA TODAY that she visited the physician for a sinus infection when she was pregnant and said he urged her to submit to a vaginal exam, tried to tug away her leggings and touched her genitals. When she told him to stop, she said, the doctor laughed.
The woman told USA TODAY McGraw rubbed her knee as he checked her neck and throat. She recounted that he urged her to submit to a vaginal exam, tried to tug away her leggings and touched her genitals. When she told him to stop, she said, the doctor laughed.
Former USA TODAY reporter Cybele Mayes-Osterman contributed to this article.
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