Army anesthesiologist gets 13 years behind bars for abusing dozens of men during unnecessary exams
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Nearly two dozen victims are suing the US Army and the Department of Defense in civil court, alleging both institutions are liable for Major Michael Stockin’s actions. A US Army doctor was sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct charges stemming from allegations that he had abused dozens of men he was treating for pain management at Washington’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Major Michael Stockin, an anesthesiologist and pain management doctor at Madigan Army Medical Center was given the maximum allowable sentence after he took a plea deal. A judge gave him four months of jail time for each of the 41 victims named in the case.
Stockin pleaded guilty to 36 counts of abusive sexual contact and five counts of indecent viewing. All of the victims were active or former military members. All but one of the patients he treated were seeking pain management at the Army medical center. During the exams, he looked at and groped the genitals of the patients, which was not necessary for the treatments he was supposed to administer.
Military investigators began looking into Stockin in February 2022, and charged him after a year-long investigation in 2023. His victim count grew to 41 by January 2023, according to the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. His guilty plea will conclude the criminal side of the trial, but a civil process is still ongoing. At least 22 people claiming to have been sexually abused by Stockin have filed a lawsuit against the Army and the Department of Defense, alleging that the US military is liable for the doctor's misconduct.
