Army OBGYN Accused of Taking Thousands of Videos and Images of Female Patients | Crime Alert 11AM 11.21.25

According to the lawsuit filed in Bell County, Army investigators recovered thousands of photos and videos from Blain McGraw’s devices — spanning multiple years and more than one Army hospital.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alaric hourly update, Breaking crime News Now, I'm Nicole
Parton's shocking New details are emerging in a case that
shaking the military community in Texas. Army Major Blaine McGraw
and obgyn, formerly assigned to Fort Hood's Carl Darnell Army
Medical Center, now faces a civil lawsuit accusing him of

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sexually exploiting women under the guise of medical care and
secretly recording patients during intimate exams. Victims say their lives
change that day Army Criminal Investigation Division called them in.
One woman told us I went in, gave my statement,
and walked out with a pamphlet. That was the end

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of it. She says. Investigators told her McGraw had allegedly
recorded her during a pelvic and breast exam without her consent.
I felt like they didn't believe me. They kept asking
for more detail. How much more do you need to know?
The man took my pictures while I was undressed. Other
women described similar experiences, invasive exams, no chaperone, late night calls,

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and behavior they recognized as predatory. One said McGraw repeatedly
kicked her husband out of the room.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
He kicked my husband out repeatedly. After I told my
husband about the first incident, my husband would continue to
try and go in there and be with me, and
every single time he would tell my husband he was
not allowed in there for the fiscal exam. I was
never offered to chaperone, so it was just always me
and him and that.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
According to the lawsuit filed in Bell County, Army investigators
recovered thousands of photos and videos from McGrath's devices, spanning
multiple years and more than one Army hospital. The complaint
alleges unnecessary exams, sexual comments, and ignored prior complaints at
both Fort Hood and Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.

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Nonprofits like Shields of Sisters are stepping in to help victims.
Founder Shen and Hugh calls the stories absolutely horrific. These
women feel betrayed by the very system meant to protect them.
They're scared, confused, and don't know who to trust. Army
officials say McGraw was immediately suspended once allegations surfaced. About

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fourteen hundred potential patients have been notified and hotlines are
open for anyone with concerns. McGraw's attorneys say he is
cooperating fully and urges the public to wait for an
investigation to conclude or crime injustice news after this. A

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teenager from North Carolina has been charged with murder following
a tragic incident where he's struck and killed another teen
riding a bicycle while allegedly driving under the influence. Ashton Ralphs, sixteen,
initially faced charges for driving while impaired and consuming alcohol
underage due to an an accident on October twenty six

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that resulted in the death of a fourteen year old boy,
Max Dunham and some serious injuries to a twenty year
old Brandon Russell. Nearly a month later, Ralphs was indicted
on additional charges, including second degree murder, death by vehicle
and serious injury by vehicle. At the time of the incident,
Ralphs was reportedly driving a Honda Passport SUV with only

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a learner's permit. Police stated he was speeding and intoxicated
during a sequence of events leading to the crash. According
to the Holly Springs Police, Raffs collided with Dunham at
approximately one forty am while he was biking. After hitting Dunham,
he continued on and crashed into Russell's Honda Civic head

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on that led to Russell being trapped in the car
until firefighters could rescue him. Tragically, Dunham was pronounced dead
at the scene. A neighbor who witnessed the aftermath described
hearing a loud crash followed by screams, indicating the severity
of the situation. Core documents revealed that two other teens
were passengers in Ralph's vehicle, and police discovered several cans

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of twisted tea, both opened and unopened, inside the suv.
Ralphs was found to have a blood alcohol concentration of
zero point eleven and was allegedly driving more than double
the speed limit, which was thirty five. Authorities noted that
Ralphs had been driving carelessly and recklessly for a significant
time before the crash. He now faces multiple charges, including

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that charge of second degree murder. For the latest crime
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