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Subpoena for CBS News interviews "sends a chilling message" to victims in sexual abuse case against Army doctor, advocates say

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Defense seeks unaired footage of CBS News interviews with two of his accusers ahead of court martial proceedings against him.

Maj. Michael Stockin faces 47 counts of abusive sexual contact and five counts of indecent viewing under the Military Code of Justice .

Two retired soldiers spoke with CBS News , with their faces in shadow and their identities protected, in a report that first aired in February .

"Survivors have already faced unimaginable trauma," a victim advocate says.

The government is "the only party with the authority to issue such subpoenas in courts-martial," Stockin 's attorneys say.

The Army says that they served CBS News at the request of the defense, according to a court filing from CBS News .

The filing goes on to explain that neither the defense nor the prosecuting teams know the identities of the alleged victims.

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