A US Army doctor stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord admitted to sexually abusing multiple patients under his care. Major Michael Stockin pleaded guilty to numerous counts of abusive sexual contact and indecent viewing.
A US Army doctor at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis McChord has admitted he sexually abused multiple patients in his care in a landmark case at the base. Maj. Michael Stockin pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 36 specifications, or counts, of abusive sexual contact and five of indecent viewing. Many of the victims have traveled a great distance to sit in the courtroom, without any recording devices, to watch Stockin make the pleas.
A judge will now recite the charges as part of the lengthy court-martial proceedings before a sentencing phase begins. Attorneys for the victims have claimed there are more than 100 service members who have been abused in the largest military sexual assault scandal in recent history. He was barred from seeing patients in 2022 as the investigation unfolded. Multiple servicemen have detailed that Stockin, who was an anesthesiologist, inappropriately touched their genitals during medical exams and alleged that Stockin was not wearing gloves while touching them. The crimes left soldiers feeling violated, traumatized, and seeking treatment for mental health issues. An attorney for the victims alleged that Stockin violated Article 120 of the UCMJ on the basis of “intent to arouse and gratify his sexual desire by making a fraudulent representation that the sexual contact served a medical purpose.”Stockin faces at least nine years in prison if the judge accepts his pleas, as expected. Prosecutors declined to say much more about the proceedings. Stockin’s attorney declined to comment until after sentencing later this month
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