A former West Point cadet who admitted secretly drugging his pregnant girlfriend and giving her abortion medication without her knowledge or consent is facing a lawsuit over the 2022 incident.
The woman, identified in court papers as “Jane Doe,” filed suit against Caleb T. Suh in New York Supreme Court on Oct. 28. She accuses him of assault and battery and is seeking damages.
Doe and Suh were both cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point when Doe discovered she was pregnant in January 2022, according to the complaint.
The lawsuit says Suh repeatedly urged Doe to end the pregnancy, even though she told him she planned to have the baby. Although he later appeared to accept her decision, Suh allegedly used her identification to open an online pharmacy account in her name and order abortion medication without telling her.
Doe and Suh were cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point when she became pregnant with his child in January 2022, according to the complaint. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
On Feb. 4, 2022, Suh allegedly brought a drink to Doe’s barracks room and described it as a protein shake for pregnancy, the complaint states. After drinking it, she became ill and repeatedly drifted in and out of consciousness.
Suh later acknowledged in federal court that he gave Doe abortion medication without her knowledge or consent. Within hours, she became seriously ill and was transported to a hospital, where doctors determined that she was having a miscarriage.
Doe reported what happened to the Army Criminal Investigation Division at West Point in May 2022.
Federal prosecutors charged Suh in June 2026. He pleaded guilty on June 30 to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner.
Suh admitted that he used his girlfriend’s identity to create an online pharmacy account and obtain abortion pills without her knowledge or consent. He also acknowledged obtaining Xanax to sedate her before administering the medication.
“My intent was use the Xanax to unwittingly sedate my girlfriend so that I could then administer the abortion pills, which I had obtained via the online pharmacy,” Suh said, according to the complaint.
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After leaving West Point, Suh attended Cornell University, graduating in May 2026. (Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images)
Suh also admitted misleading Doe into thinking he supported the pregnancy before giving her the medication. He acknowledged that she later miscarried “as a result of the abortion pills that I had administered without her knowledge and consent.”
After departing West Point, Suh enrolled at Cornell University and graduated in May 2026. He then began a master’s program at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
A Cornell spokesperson told News Media that Suh answered “No” when asked during his transfer application whether he had been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at a previous school. Cornell said the institution he previously attended reported that he was in good academic standing and eligible to return.
A person familiar with the matter told News Media that Columbia did not know about Suh’s status until the New York Times contacted the university Friday. The university then acted swiftly, the person said. Applications to the school do not require applicants to disclose previous criminal convictions, according to the source.
Suh later enrolled in a master’s program at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
In October, Suh asked a federal judge to delay his sentencing until January 2027, citing in part his desire to complete the semester at Columbia. Federal prosecutors did not object, and U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern approved the request.
Doe is pursuing both compensatory and punitive damages in the civil case.
“Our complaint sets out that our client was forced to endure an unimaginable trauma and was robbed of a pregnancy she wanted, while Mr. Suh has since managed to attend not one, but two ivy league schools. We are outraged on her behalf and plan to aggressively pursue justice,” Russell Kornblith, a partner at Wigdor LLP, said in a statement shared with News Media.
West Point and an attorney for Suh did not immediately respond to requests for comment.