An Army gynecologist who previously worked at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu was criminally charged Tuesday with secretly filming women during medical exams at Fort Hood, Texas, as part of an ongoing investigation, Army prosecutors said.

The charges against Maj. Blaine McGraw come almost two months after the Army launched an investigation into allegations that the OB-GYN sexually abused his female patients. One of McGraw’s patients from his time in Hawaiʻi told Civil Beat that he broke her water without her consent.

Another patient who is suing McGraw in Texas said McGraw filmed her during a pelvic and breast exam without her knowledge or consent and made comments about her tattoos and breasts during other appointments, according to the lawsuit. More than 75 victims, including about 10 women who were McGraw’s patients while he worked in Hawaiʻi, are expected to join this lawsuit as well as a separate case against the Army.

McGraw completed his residency from 2019 to 2023 at Tripler, which serves members and their families from multiple branches of the military. He later transferred to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas. 

The gynecologist was charged Tuesday with 54 instances of indecent visual recording relating to secretly filming women, mostly during medical exams at Darnall this year. He also faces other violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including conduct unbecoming an officer, willful disobedience of a superior officer and making a false official statement. 

At this point the charges against McGraw all involve alleged offenses this year at Fort Hood. However, Army investigators have recovered a trove of data from McGraw’s devices and thousands of photos and videos that he appears to have taken of his patients.

Additional charges could be filed later, according to the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel.

There are 44 alleged victims in the case so far. All but one were McGraw’s patients at Fort Hood. One victim, who was not a patient, was filmed without their consent at a private residence off-base near Fort Hood.

The number of victims could be much larger. Tripler sent about 1,100 letters notifying patients that they had seen this doctor while he was stationed in Hawaiʻi. Fort Hood sent an additional 1,400 letters alerting potential victims.

The case against McGraw will be handled in military court, and this is just the first step in a complicated process. Now that he has been charged, there will be a preliminary hearing where a court officer will review the evidence to determine whether there is sufficient probable cause. The Office of Special Trial Counsel will then weigh the officer’s recommendation and decide whether to refer the charges to a court-martial before a military judge.

McGraw is currently being held in a county jail in Belton, Texas.

His attorney, Daniel Conway, did not respond to requests for comment from Civil Beat, but previously told CNN that his client is cooperating with investigators and expressed disappointment with the Army’s handling of the investigation.

Civil Beat’s reporting on women’s and girls’ issues is funded in part by the Frost Family Foundation.