Article: Army OB-GYN Faces Court-Martial
Army OB-GYN Faces Court-Martial
PHOTO CAPTION: Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas, where Maj. Blaine McGraw previously worked as an OB-GYN. McGraw now faces a March 2027 court-martial in a case involving 93 alleged victims. (U.S. Army photo by Frank Minnie)
An Army obstetrician-gynecologist accused of crimes involving 93 women now has a court-martial date, with proceedings scheduled to begin next spring at Fort Hood, Texas.
Maj. Blaine McGraw’s trial is scheduled to begin March 30, 2027, according to the Army’s public court docket. The docket currently blocks out proceedings through May 14, or until the trial is completed, reflecting the size and complexity of the case.
The date is a new development. When McGraw was arraigned Aug. 12, Army officials said a trial date had not yet been issued.
McGraw pleaded not guilty to all charges and specifications at that arraignment. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The Army Office of Special Trial Counsel has referred nine charges containing 272 specifications involving 93 alleged victims. The alleged conduct occurred on various occasions between 2021 and 2026.
The referred charges include 91 specifications of abusive sexual contact and sexual assault, 66 specifications of indecent recording, 91 specifications of assault consummated by battery and 18 specifications of conduct unbecoming an officer.
McGraw also faces specifications alleging attempted sexual assault, attempted subornation of perjury, solicitation to commit perjury, extramarital sexual misconduct, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer and dereliction of duty.
McGraw previously worked as an OB-GYN at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii and later at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood.
The investigation began after a patient complaint at Fort Hood in October 2025. The case subsequently expanded as investigators examined allegations involving additional patients.
At McGraw’s Aug. 12 arraignment, he deferred a decision on whether his case will be heard by a military judge alone or by a panel of officers senior to him.
The Army docket now lists several proceedings ahead of the trial, including motions hearings in January and February and court-martial panel selection scheduled from Feb. 22 through March 2.
The trial itself is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. March 30 and could continue for more than six weeks.
The Army has emphasized that the charges against McGraw remain allegations and that he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Sources: U.S. Army eDocket; U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel / Fort Hood Media Center
(Source: OAF Nation)
