陆军医生承认对超过40名男性病人的性虐待是有罪的,他们面临最高13年半的监禁。 Army doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing over 40 male patients, facing up to 13½ years in prison.

联合基地Lewis-McChord的陆军医生Michael Stockin少校以医疗为幌子对40多名男性病人进行性虐待表示认罪。 Major Michael Stockin, an Army doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing over 40 male patients under the guise of medical treatment. 他承认有36项虐待性接触和5项猥亵观看罪。 He admitted to 36 counts of abusive sexual contact and five of indecent viewing. 如果军事法官接受认罪协议,Stockin将面临最高13年半的监禁。 Stockin faces up to 13½ years in prison if the military judge accepts the plea deal. 该案引发了联邦对军队的侵权索赔,受害者寻求损害赔偿,并指控在保护他们方面有过失。 The case has prompted federal tort claims against the Army, with victims seeking damages and alleging negligence in their protection.