After pleading guilty to three counts of sexual abuse against men people he saw as an physician and pain-management professional next year, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord doctor was given a sentence of more than 13 years in prison on Wednesday.
Maj.  , Michael Stockin , admitted to 36 works of aggressive sexual contact and five of indecent seeing, defined as unjustly viewing a woman’s personal location. Between 2019 and 2022, 41 military personnel accused him of wrongdoing, including asking them to remove their clothing, stroking, or staring at their genitalia without medical justification during nervous exams.
Stockin, 39, had been assigned to , Madigan Army Medical Center , since , July 2019.
For each of the 41 counts, military Judge , Col. Larry Babin , on Wednesday sentenced Stockin to four months, leading to a full paragraph of more than 13-1/2 years — the highest name under a plea offer that Stockin entered into with Army prosecutors in September.
Under the plea deal, Stockin might have had fewer than 10 years in prison. Prior to the agreement, he was potentially looking at more than 330 years behind bars,  , The News Tribune , previously reported.
During the brief hearing held inside JBLM’s , Cascade Court Complex, Stockin appeared to not react violently while wearing a blue Army service uniform.
” Major Stockin took full responsibility for his actions, and he made no excuses”, attorney , Robert Capovilla, who represented Stockin, said in a statement. ” The Defense hopes and prays that the victims and , Major Stockin , will finally be able to heal and to move forward with their lives”.
Stockin will be dismissed from the Army and, as a collateral consequence of his federal conviction, will lose his medical license, according to the , U. S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel.
During Stockin’s court-martial that began early last week, 22 of the 41 victims testified about the trauma they endured due to his abuse, the office said. In a statement, prosecutors lauded the victims ‘ perseverance and bravery.
” The victims ‘ resilience in this case should be applauded. They have been living with the trauma that has come from Maj. Stockin’s actions for years, and the last 16 months of litigation on the way to this court-martial has not been easy”, said Maj.  , Ryan Keeter, lead prosecutor for the , Army Office of Special Trial Counsel.
Stockin was initially charged with 23 counts of abusive sexual contact and indecent viewing in , August 2023 , following an Army investigation. The number of counts referred to prosecutors climbed to 52 by , January 2024.
According to Capt., the Army Criminal Investigation Division spent hundreds of hours looking into the case.  , Bryanna Beauchamp, a prosecutor in the , I Corps Office of the Staff Judge Advocate.
Although the court-martial has concluded, attorneys representing victims suggested the matter was far from over.
After Wednesday’s hearing, attorney Ryan Guilds told reporters in a hallway outside the courtroom that there were broad questions that remain unanswered. What the Army knew and whether it had thoroughly examined Stockin’s behavior outside of JBLM were two of the inquiries. Stockin was previously assigned to medical centers in , Honolulu , and , Maryland , and had been deployed to , Iraq , from , October 2020 , to , February 2021, according to the , Army Office of Special Trial Counsel.
” There are not just 41 victims here”, Guilds said. There are “dozens and dozens more.”
Attorney , Christine Dunn , previously said she has filed federal tort claims on behalf of 22 clients, not all of whom were included in the criminal case. A lawsuit typically comes before a tort claim. She argued on Wednesday that the Army must be held accountable for allegedly allowing the abuse to take place.
” Dr. Stockin and the Army failed our clients and the other victims, emotionally scarring them for life”, Dunn said in a statement.
Stockin will serve his prison sentence in , Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the , Army Office of Special Trial Counsel , said. When he is released, he will be required to file for federal and state registration as well as be subject to federal and state registration requirements.
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