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A former cadet at West Point who subsequently attended two Ivy League universities drugged his pregnant ex-girlfriend and, while she was unconscious, forced her to have a chemical abortion.
Caleb Suh was a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. before later graduating from Cornell University and attending Columbia University as a graduate student.
In 2022, he was dating another cadet, who got pregnant; she wanted to keep the baby, but he did not.
Suh ordered abortion pills online, spiked her drink with Xanax, and while she was unconscious, inserted the drugs orally and vaginally.
The woman woke up hours later, bleeding heavily, and went to the hospital, where she lost her baby.
In June of 2026, Suh pled guilty to assault within a maritime and territorial jurisdiction, and is expected to serve two years in prison; however, prosecutors have agreed to let him finish his term at Columbia first.
Suh is facing jail time and has a lawsuit pending against him, after drugging his ex-girlfriend, forcing an abortion upon her.
In 2020, while a cadet at West Point, Suh began a relationship with an unnamed female cadet. According to the lawsuit, Suh was a sophomore, and the woman, identified as Jane Doe, was a freshman. Suh was also assigned to be her team leader.
In January of 2022, Doe found out she was pregnant. She wanted to keep the baby, but Suh demanded she have an abortion, and threatened to commit suicide if she didn't. She still refused, repeatedly insisting she would never get an abortion, so Suh then pretended to be supportive of the pregnancy.
What happened next was, as the lawsuit put it, "a life-altering act of sexual violence."
Suh took a photo of Doe's identification, and used it to order abortion pills from an online pharmacy. He also went online to the pharmacy to ask questions like “[w]ill I feel the pills in my vagina,” and “I don’t want to swallow pills, either. Could I just break them up in my water and drink water?”
Additionally, Suh obtained Xanax and Promethazine. He visited Doe's dorm with a bag of what he told her was protein powder for her pregnancy, and made her a drink.
Ms. Doe took a sip and was repulsed by the taste. Ms. Doe told Defendant Suh that she did not want to finish the drink.
Defendant Suh became insistent and upset, eventually holding the bottle against her lips and forcing her to drink it.
Ms. Doe became sick and fell asleep. For the next few hours, she was in and out of consciousness with severe pain.
While she was unconscious, Suh inserted abortion pills, both vaginally and orally.
At one point, Ms. Doe awoke and felt an odd sensation in her gums. She had two pills in her mouth. Ms. Doe immediately spat them out.
Defendant Suh grabbed the pills and tried to put them back in her mouth. He told her, “eat this, it’s good for you.”
While Ms. Doe was in and out of consciousness, Defendant Suh moved closer and began touching her vagina.
Ms. Doe was unable to move or defend herself while Defendant Suh continued to assault her. She later fell asleep.
Around 11 p.m., Defendant Suh left Ms. Doe incapacitated and returned to his barracks room.
Doe eventually woke up, vomiting and experiencing diarrhea; when she got to the bathroom, she realized she was bleeding heavily. She repeatedly called Suh, who did not answer, and then called 911. After arriving at the hospital, doctors told her she experienced a miscarriage.
And though Suh continued to refuse Doe's calls, he paid attention to her messages, using them to continue to consult with the online pharmacy.
When Doe was going to be moved to another hospital to undergo a dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedure (most often used in the second trimester of pregnancy) to manage the supposed miscarriage, he asked, “They moved me to another hospital, and I think they are going to do a procedure to get rid of the remains in my uterus. Will they say anything if they see the remaining pills in there? Will I have to tell them that it was self-induced?”
After leaving the hospital, Doe showed Suh the paperwork for the miscarriage; he threw it away and broke up with her several weeks later.
Doe said her life was changed from the trauma she experienced, and it colored the rest of her time at West Point:
Ms. Doe reported what she had experienced to the Army Criminal Investigation Division at West Point in May 2022. Over the remainder of her time at West Point, she would devote substantial time to the investigation.
Ms. Doe lived in fear of Defendant Suh.
Ms. Doe’s life has been irreparably changed, and she has lost a baby that she intended to keep.
Suh, meanwhile, seemingly thrived after the assault.
He attended Cornell University, graduating in 2026. He was then accepted to graduate school at Columbia University, to attend its Mailman School of Public Health. It's not known what the outcome of the West Point investigation was. But the crime eventually caught up to him, and in June of 2026, he pleaded guilty to assault within a maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
In the plea, Suh admitted to using "abortion medications" (quite possibly both mifepristone and misoprostol, though court documents do not specify) on his unsuspecting girlfriend (emphases added):
In January of 2022, my girlfriend and I learned that she was pregnant. I wanted her to terminate the pregnancy, but she was opposed to this and determined to bring the pregnancy to term.
Upon learning of her pregnancy, I created an account with an online pharmacy using my girlfriend’s name, personal information, and identification without her knowledge or consent. Through this account I obtained abortion medications, which I had shipped to West Point. I also obtained Xanax through a friend.
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.
In order to deceive her, I led her to believe that I had come to support her pregnancy when, in fact, I did not. On the evening of February 4th, 2022, while spending time with my girlfriend in her parents’ room -- barracks room, I encouraged her to drink a prenatal protein shake. I then waited for her to fall asleep, at which time I physically administered the abortion pills I had secretly obtained from the online pharmacy by impersonating her.
The next morning I learned that my girlfriend had been taken to the hospital where she, in fact, miscarried as a result of the abortion pills that I had administered without her knowledge and consent.
Under the terms of his plea agreement, Suh is expected to be sentenced to two years in prison.
However, he asked to be permitted to finish his semester at Columbia, and for sentencing to not take place until January of 2027. Prosecutors agreed.
Doe is suing Suh. Her attorney, Russell Kornblith, said they are committed to pursuing justice, telling US News it was a life-changing event that will affect her for the rest of her life.
“We hope that by our client coming forward with this lawsuit, it will, at least, ensure that this never happens to anyone else," he said.
Kornblith did not say whether Doe was able to graduate from West Point after the forced abortion.
In comments to PEOPLE, he added that Doe “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.”
Columbia University and Suh's lawyers have not commented publicly. Cornell, however, released a statement to PEOPLE saying it was unaware of the investigation, and that Suh had presented himself as a West Point graduate in good standing:
When this individual accepted admission as a transfer student in the 2023-2024 cycle, they answered ‘No’ to the question asking if they had been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any previous educational institution.
At the time of the application, the individual’s previous university reported that the student had been in good academic standing and was eligible to return to that institution. At our medical college, he was a brief temporary employee who left several months ago.
Doe is not alone; countless women have experienced the trauma of being forced into unwanted chemical abortions.
This is directly due to the loosening of restrictions on the abortion pill during the Biden administration, allowing them to be ordered online and sent through the mail. And stories like these are exactly why the in-person dispensing requirement should never have been lifted.
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A former cadet at West Point who subsequently attended two Ivy League universities drugged his pregnant ex-girlfriend and, while she was unconscious, forced her to have a chemical abortion.
Caleb Suh was a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. before later graduating from Cornell University and attending Columbia University as a graduate student.
In 2022, he was dating another cadet, who got pregnant; she wanted to keep the baby, but he did not.
Suh ordered abortion pills online, spiked her drink with Xanax, and while she was unconscious, inserted the drugs orally and vaginally.
The woman woke up hours later, bleeding heavily, and went to the hospital, where she lost her baby.
In June of 2026, Suh pled guilty to assault within a maritime and territorial jurisdiction, and is expected to serve two years in prison; however, prosecutors have agreed to let him finish his term at Columbia first.
Suh is facing jail time and has a lawsuit pending against him, after drugging his ex-girlfriend, forcing an abortion upon her.
In 2020, while a cadet at West Point, Suh began a relationship with an unnamed female cadet. According to the lawsuit, Suh was a sophomore, and the woman, identified as Jane Doe, was a freshman. Suh was also assigned to be her team leader.
In January of 2022, Doe found out she was pregnant. She wanted to keep the baby, but Suh demanded she have an abortion, and threatened to commit suicide if she didn't. She still refused, repeatedly insisting she would never get an abortion, so Suh then pretended to be supportive of the pregnancy.
What happened next was, as the lawsuit put it, "a life-altering act of sexual violence."
Suh took a photo of Doe's identification, and used it to order abortion pills from an online pharmacy. He also went online to the pharmacy to ask questions like “[w]ill I feel the pills in my vagina,” and “I don’t want to swallow pills, either. Could I just break them up in my water and drink water?”
Additionally, Suh obtained Xanax and Promethazine. He visited Doe's dorm with a bag of what he told her was protein powder for her pregnancy, and made her a drink.
Ms. Doe took a sip and was repulsed by the taste. Ms. Doe told Defendant Suh that she did not want to finish the drink.
Defendant Suh became insistent and upset, eventually holding the bottle against her lips and forcing her to drink it.
Ms. Doe became sick and fell asleep. For the next few hours, she was in and out of consciousness with severe pain.
While she was unconscious, Suh inserted abortion pills, both vaginally and orally.
At one point, Ms. Doe awoke and felt an odd sensation in her gums. She had two pills in her mouth. Ms. Doe immediately spat them out.
Defendant Suh grabbed the pills and tried to put them back in her mouth. He told her, “eat this, it’s good for you.”
While Ms. Doe was in and out of consciousness, Defendant Suh moved closer and began touching her vagina.
Ms. Doe was unable to move or defend herself while Defendant Suh continued to assault her. She later fell asleep.
Around 11 p.m., Defendant Suh left Ms. Doe incapacitated and returned to his barracks room.
Doe eventually woke up, vomiting and experiencing diarrhea; when she got to the bathroom, she realized she was bleeding heavily. She repeatedly called Suh, who did not answer, and then called 911. After arriving at the hospital, doctors told her she experienced a miscarriage.
And though Suh continued to refuse Doe's calls, he paid attention to her messages, using them to continue to consult with the online pharmacy.
When Doe was going to be moved to another hospital to undergo a dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedure (most often used in the second trimester of pregnancy) to manage the supposed miscarriage, he asked, “They moved me to another hospital, and I think they are going to do a procedure to get rid of the remains in my uterus. Will they say anything if they see the remaining pills in there? Will I have to tell them that it was self-induced?”
After leaving the hospital, Doe showed Suh the paperwork for the miscarriage; he threw it away and broke up with her several weeks later.
Doe said her life was changed from the trauma she experienced, and it colored the rest of her time at West Point:
Ms. Doe reported what she had experienced to the Army Criminal Investigation Division at West Point in May 2022. Over the remainder of her time at West Point, she would devote substantial time to the investigation.
Ms. Doe lived in fear of Defendant Suh.
Ms. Doe’s life has been irreparably changed, and she has lost a baby that she intended to keep.
Suh, meanwhile, seemingly thrived after the assault.
He attended Cornell University, graduating in 2026. He was then accepted to graduate school at Columbia University, to attend its Mailman School of Public Health. It's not known what the outcome of the West Point investigation was. But the crime eventually caught up to him, and in June of 2026, he pleaded guilty to assault within a maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
In the plea, Suh admitted to using "abortion medications" (quite possibly both mifepristone and misoprostol, though court documents do not specify) on his unsuspecting girlfriend (emphases added):
In January of 2022, my girlfriend and I learned that she was pregnant. I wanted her to terminate the pregnancy, but she was opposed to this and determined to bring the pregnancy to term.
Upon learning of her pregnancy, I created an account with an online pharmacy using my girlfriend’s name, personal information, and identification without her knowledge or consent. Through this account I obtained abortion medications, which I had shipped to West Point. I also obtained Xanax through a friend.
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.
In order to deceive her, I led her to believe that I had come to support her pregnancy when, in fact, I did not. On the evening of February 4th, 2022, while spending time with my girlfriend in her parents’ room -- barracks room, I encouraged her to drink a prenatal protein shake. I then waited for her to fall asleep, at which time I physically administered the abortion pills I had secretly obtained from the online pharmacy by impersonating her.
The next morning I learned that my girlfriend had been taken to the hospital where she, in fact, miscarried as a result of the abortion pills that I had administered without her knowledge and consent.
Under the terms of his plea agreement, Suh is expected to be sentenced to two years in prison.
However, he asked to be permitted to finish his semester at Columbia, and for sentencing to not take place until January of 2027. Prosecutors agreed.
Doe is suing Suh. Her attorney, Russell Kornblith, said they are committed to pursuing justice, telling US News it was a life-changing event that will affect her for the rest of her life.
“We hope that by our client coming forward with this lawsuit, it will, at least, ensure that this never happens to anyone else," he said.
Kornblith did not say whether Doe was able to graduate from West Point after the forced abortion.
In comments to PEOPLE, he added that Doe “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.”
Columbia University and Suh's lawyers have not commented publicly. Cornell, however, released a statement to PEOPLE saying it was unaware of the investigation, and that Suh had presented himself as a West Point graduate in good standing:
When this individual accepted admission as a transfer student in the 2023-2024 cycle, they answered ‘No’ to the question asking if they had been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any previous educational institution.
At the time of the application, the individual’s previous university reported that the student had been in good academic standing and was eligible to return to that institution. At our medical college, he was a brief temporary employee who left several months ago.
Doe is not alone; countless women have experienced the trauma of being forced into unwanted chemical abortions.
This is directly due to the loosening of restrictions on the abortion pill during the Biden administration, allowing them to be ordered online and sent through the mail. And stories like these are exactly why the in-person dispensing requirement should never have been lifted.
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