Overview
- Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed seven Federal Tort Claims Act complaints on Dec. 15, a required step before suing the government, with each claimant seeking $8 million.
- The filings allege nonconsensual videotaping and unnecessary, sexually invasive exams, with six incidents tied to Fort Hood’s Darnall medical center and one to Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.
- Maj. Blaine McGraw was charged last week with 54 counts of indecent visual recording involving 44 women, and he is in pretrial confinement at the Bell County Jail.
- Fort Hood officials say McGraw was suspended Oct. 17 and a criminal investigation began within hours, as the Army has notified roughly 1,600 former patients in Hawaii.
- The Army has not said whether its criminal or administrative probes cover alleged conduct in Hawaii, and the FTCA process gives the service up to six months to investigate the new claims.