{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hawaii-congressional-delegation-calls-for-full-investigation-of-former-tripler-doctor-accused-of-secretly-recording-patients", "Hawai\u2018i Congressional Delegation Calls For Full Investigation Of Former Tripler Doctor Accused Of Secretly Recording Patients", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "HI", "Brian Schatz", "S001194", "www.schatz.senate.gov", "schatz", "https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINTON \u2013 Following reports that a former Tripler Army Medical Center obstetrician-gynecologist secretly recorded patients during examinations, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u2018i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai\u2018i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai\u2018i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai\u2018i) called on the Department of Defense to thoroughly investigate every allegation against Major Blaine D. McGraw and the Army\u2019s own failures in allowing his misconduct to persist.\n\n\u201cThe damage done by Major McGraw\u2019s alleged actions is irreversible. Major McGraw was entrusted with caring for active-duty servicemembers and military spouses. The Department owes these victims accountability for its failure to stop this misconduct, including a comprehensive investigation and, where supported by the evidence, prosecution of Major McGraw under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to the fullest extent allowed,\u201d the delegation wrote in a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Acting Inspector General Steven Stebbin, and Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll.\n\nThe lawmakers continued, \u201cThe trust of servicemembers and the community they serve must be continually earned. Therefore, we urge the Department of Defense to move swiftly and thoroughly in the investigation to address these allegations.\u201d\n\nThe full text of their letter can be found below and is available here.\n\nSecretary Hegseth, Secretary Driscoll, and Acting Inspector General Stebbins,\n\nWe write with grave concern regarding the recent allegations of Army obstetrician-gynecologist (OBGYN) Major Blaine D. McGraw. As you know, Major McGraw is alleged to have assaulted and exploited potentially thousands of former patients, including in Hawai\u2018i \u2013 violating the basic principles of medical practice. Major McGraw\u2019s alleged actions run completely counter to the expected conduct of an U.S. Army officer and physician.\n\nGiven the extent of these allegations, the Army Criminal Investigation Division\u2019s (CID) investigation into Major McGraw\u2019s conduct must be extremely thorough. Major McGraw\u2019s medical residency at Tripler Army Medical Center spanned from 2019 to 2023. His residency also included mandatory and elective clinical rotations at civilian institutions. It is critical that Army CID and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) thoroughly review all patient complaints associated with his postings at Tripler Army Medical Center and Fort Hood.\n\nThe damage done by Major McGraw\u2019s alleged actions is irreversible. Major McGraw was entrusted with caring for active-duty servicemembers and military spouses. The Department owes these victims accountability for its failure to stop this misconduct, including a comprehensive investigation and, where supported by the evidence, prosecution of Major McGraw under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to the fullest extent allowed.\n\nThe trust of servicemembers and the community they serve must be continually earned. Therefore, we urge the Department of Defense to move swiftly and thoroughly in the investigation to address these allegations. Any investigation must also be conducted with special care by Department investigators to protect the rights of patients and victims and follow federal privacy laws.\n\nFurthermore, we urge the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD IG) to conduct an urgent inquiry into how the Army and the Department of Defense, the Defense Health Agency, and Major McGraw\u2019s supervisors failed to stop these alleged actions from occurring. The DoD IG should also provide an assessment and recommendations of potential systemic improvements to ensure that this type of misconduct never occurs again.\n\nWe also ask the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, and the Defense Health Agency to provide a joint briefing within six months to update our offices on the current status and any reform plan concerning the Department\u2019s actions regarding Major McGraw\u2019s alleged conduct and the systemic failures that contributed to the alleged conduct.\n\nWe further request answers to the following questions:\n\nWill the Department commit to a thorough investigation of all patient complaints regarding Major Blaine D. McGraw?\n\nWhat external and internal trauma-informed resources and support services will the Department and Army provide to former patients and their families during and after the investigation?\n\nHow will Army CID\u2019s investigation uphold federal privacy protections of Major McGraw\u2019s former patients, while also ensuring alleged victims can provide valuable testimony and evidence to investigators?\n\nHas the Department and Army notified the Hawai\u2018i Medical Board of the suspension and active criminal investigation of Major McGraw?\n\nHas the Department notified civilian medical institutions where Major McGraw practiced during his postings at Tripler Army Medical Center and Fort Hood of its CID investigation and extended resources and support services to their potentially impacted patients?\n\nWill the Department commit to identifying and assessing any systemic failures that allowed Major McGraw to engage in this alleged behavior for as long as alleged? Will the DoD also commit to providing information on how it will address these failures?\n\nWill the Department conduct a review of the Defense Health Agency\u2019s Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs?\n\nWill the Department commit to investigating any medical providers who supervised Major McGraw or may have had knowledge of the alleged misconduct?\n\nWhat programs, policies and procedures will the Department and DoD IG review to ensure that victims of sexual assault or misconduct by physicians and other medical providers feel empowered to file complaints and that their complaint will be taken seriously?\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hawaii-congressional-delegation-calls-for-full-investigation-of-former-tripler-doctor-accused-of-secretly-recording-patients"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.500590868294239, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}