Ex-Army Doctor Suspended For Performing Experiments on Drugged & Drunken Soldiers, Dubbed as a 'Diabolical Mad Scientist'

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A former military doctor is suspended after being accused of performing less than ethical experiments on soldiers he imbibed with drugs and alcohol.

Dr John Henry Hagmann, 59, is dubbed as a "Diabolical Mad Scientist" for allegedly performing a number of inappropriate medical procedures, providing more than 10 students with hypnotic drug Ketamine and doling out sexual favors from students.

Dr Hagmann founded Deployment Medicine Consultants (DMI) after retiring from his military service of 20 years. DMI is in contract with the US Army and Navy special operations units.

The investigation and report was made by the state agency, Virginia Board of Medicine.

Dr. Hagmann's medical license was suspended and could be fully revoked during the scheduled hearing on June 19, according to CBS News.

Dr Hagmann protested and swore that his training "all comply with standard practices for training medical students".

When asked about sexual exploitation, he told Telegraph: "Absolutely no 'sexual gratification' was involved and there is no evidence of such."  

He also insisted that his procedures had the approval of the Uniformed Services University (USU), the government-run school that prepares military health professionals.

According to USU, it isn't the case. Sharon Holland, a USU spokeswoman said that a student came to them about Hagmann's method in July 2013.

"The moment the department and USU leadership were informed that these events occurred, the institution immediately suspended the relationship with Dr. Hagmann, his course, and his company," Holland said, as per Reuters.

They launched an investigation and the results were reported to the Virginia Medical Board. The Defense Criminal Investigative Service, a law enforcement agency overseer of the Department of Defense, was also informed.

The doctor has had several issues in the past with animal rights activists People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) because of his experimentation with live pigs.

PETA released a video showing pigs being cut open and shot at during one of Dr. Hagmann's "live tissue training" session.

"It seems like this is a renegade contractor visiting abuse on military personnel and live animals," Hank Johnson, a US congressman said.

He added that it is "mind-boggling" and referred to Dr. Hagmann as a "diabolical mad scientists at work in a horror movie."

A PETA official expressed his ire over DMI's live-tissue training practice, even proposing to Pentagon to have it banned.

"We are absolutely disgusted to learn that the company's cruel, violent and abusive behavior apparently targets service members as well," said Justin Goodman, PETA's laboratory investigations director, to Huffington Post.