A former cadet from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point is now facing a civil lawsuit concerning an incident in 2022 where he admitted to secretly administering abortion medication to his then-pregnant girlfriend without her knowledge or consent. The woman, identified in court documents as "Jane Doe," filed the complaint against Caleb T. Suh in New York Supreme Court on October 28, alleging assault and battery and seeking financial damages.
Background of the Incident
According to the lawsuit, both Doe and Suh were cadets at West Point when Doe discovered she was pregnant in January 2022. The complaint details that Suh allegedly exerted repeated pressure on Doe to terminate the pregnancy, despite her stated intention to carry the baby to term. While Suh later appeared to accept her decision, he purportedly used her identification to establish an online pharmacy account in her name, through which he obtained abortion medication without her awareness.
The Day of the Incident
On February 4, 2022, Suh reportedly brought a beverage, which he described as a pregnancy protein shake, to Doe's barracks room. After consuming the drink, Doe experienced severe illness and repeatedly lost consciousness. Suh subsequently acknowledged in federal court that he had given Doe abortion medication without her consent or knowledge. Within hours, Doe's condition worsened significantly, leading to her hospitalization, where medical professionals confirmed she was experiencing a miscarriage.
Legal Proceedings and Admissions
Doe officially reported the incident to the Army Criminal Investigation Division at West Point in May 2022. Suh was later charged in federal court in June 2026 and entered a guilty plea on June 30 to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner. In his admissions, Suh confirmed creating an online pharmacy account using his girlfriend's identity to acquire abortion medication without her consent. He also confessed to obtaining Xanax, intending to sedate her before administering the abortion pills.
"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 stated, as detailed in the complaint.
Suh further admitted to misleading his girlfriend into believing he supported her pregnancy before he gave her the medication. He acknowledged that her subsequent miscarriage was "a result of the abortion pills that I had administered without her knowledge and consent."
Post-West Point and Sentencing Delay
Following his departure from West Point, Suh enrolled at Cornell University, graduating in May 2026. He then began a master's program at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. In October, Suh requested a federal judge to defer his sentencing until January 2027, partly to allow him to complete his current semester at Columbia. Federal prosecutors did not object to this request, and U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern approved the postponement.
Civil Suit Seeks Damages
"Jane Doe" is seeking both compensatory and punitive damages in her civil action. Neither West Point nor an attorney representing Suh immediately provided comments when contacted for this report.