A young woman who once trained among the cadets at West Point now stands at the intersection of a private betrayal and a public argument, as the man she trusted, a fellow cadet, has admitted to drugging her and forcing abortion pills upon her in 2022, ending a pregnancy she had wanted. Her civil suit, filed in October, asks a court to weigh what that violation cost her, while the criminal sentencing waits until early 2027. Around her story gather older questions about how institutions vet those they admit, and how a nation should regulate medicines that can now arrive by mail, to be argued ove
Former West Point Cadet Sued After Pleading Guilty to Drugging Ex-Girlfriend and Causing Her Miscarriage
A woman was drugged and assaulted with abortion pills against her wishes, losing a wanted pregnancy and suffering lasting trauma.
She wanted the baby. He did not want her to keep it.
Mark
Start with the basics. What did Suh actually admit to?
Mimi
He pleaded guilty in June to assault causing substantial bodily injury to a dating partner. He told the judge he set up a pharmacy account in her name, ordered the pills, sedated her with Xanax and gave her the pills while she slept.
Mark
And the woman wanted the pregnancy.
Mimi
Yes. That's the core of it. She wanted the baby, he didn't, and she lost it after being drugged.
Luke
Worth separating what's admitted from what's alleged. The drugging and pills come from his own statements to the judge. The details about ignoring her calls and searching online whether doctors could detect the drug come from the lawsuit, which is her side's account.
Mark
Why does the school history matter?
Mimi
Cornell says he answered no when asked about prior discipline, and a source told the AP his Columbia application didn't mention it either. It raises questions about how institutions screen applicants.
Luke
That Columbia detail rests on one unnamed person. And we don't know what, if any, discipline West Point actually imposed.
Mark
Then there's the FDA argument.
Mimi
Erin Hawley says the in-person requirement would have prevented this. She isn't the woman's lawyer, to be clear.
Luke
And the dates undercut it. The assault was March 2022; the rule change was formalized in January 2023, though enforcement was already paused since April 2021. Whether the requirement would have stopped him is a claim, not a finding.
Mark
What's still unknown?
Mimi
The damages sought, and his sentence, set for Jan. 21, 2027.
Il Polso
- A woman's wanted pregnancy was ended without her knowledge when her former boyfriend allegedly sedated her and administered abortion pills in March 2022.
- Caleb Suh pleaded guilty in June to assault causing substantial bodily injury, yet his sentencing has been pushed back to January 21, 2027.
- Her civil lawsuit filed October 28 seeks unspecified damages, pressing forward while the criminal case remains unresolved.
- Suh completed a Cornell degree and began a Columbia public health master's program without disclosing past discipline, sparking scrutiny of university admissions.
- The case has become a flashpoint in the fight over FDA mifepristone rules, though the assault predates the 2023 change the critics cite.
A young woman who once trained among the cadets at West Point now stands at the intersection of a private betrayal and a public argument, as the man she trusted, a fellow cadet, has admitted to drugging her and forcing abortion pills upon her in 2022, ending a pregnancy she had wanted. Her civil suit, filed in October, asks a court to weigh what that violation cost her, while the criminal sentencing waits until early 2027. Around her story gather older questions about how institutions vet those they admit, and how a nation should regulate medicines that can now arrive by mail, to be argued over by people who may never have met her.
On Oct. 28, a former West Point cadet filed a civil lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend, Caleb Suh, seeking unspecified damages. Suh, also a cadet at the time, pleaded guilty in June to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury. The charge stems from March 2022, when he drugged her and gave her abortion pills without her knowledge, causing a miscarriage.
According to Suh's own account to the judge, she wanted to keep the baby and he did not. He said he used her identity to open an online pharmacy account, obtained Xanax from a friend, and gave it to her in a drink he called a prenatal protein shake. When she fell asleep, he administered the pills. The lawsuit adds that he left her incapacitated, ignored her calls for help as she bled, and, while she was in the hospital, searched the pharmacy's website for whether doctors could detect the drugs.
Her lawyer, Russell Kornblith, says the event will shape her life permanently, and that she hopes coming forward will protect others. Suh told the court he was deeply sorry. His sentencing has been moved to Jan. 21, 2027, so he could finish the semester at Columbia, with prosecutors not objecting.
Suh's path since then has drawn attention. He transferred to Cornell, where he answered "no" on his application when asked about prior discipline, and he graduated this year. In September he started a public health master's program at Columbia, whose admissions do not ask about criminal records but do ask about conduct discipline, and his application mentioned none.
The case has also entered the debate over mifepristone. Erin Hawley of Alliance Defending Freedom called it horrific and argued that the FDA's removal of the in-person dispensing requirement is to blame. The timeline complicates that claim, since the assault occurred before the 2023 change, and the FDA says its decision followed a review of the evidence.
On Oct. 28, a woman who was once a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point filed a civil lawsuit against her former boyfriend, Caleb Suh, seeking unspecified damages. Suh, also a cadet at the time, pleaded guilty in June to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner. The charge stems from an incident in March 2022 in which he drugged her and gave her abortion pills without her knowledge, causing a miscarriage.
The facts of the crime come largely from what Suh himself told the judge. The woman wanted to have the baby, and he did not want her to keep it. He said he used her identity to open an online pharmacy account and ordered abortion drugs through the mail. He got Xanax from a friend to use as a sedative, then persuaded her to drink what he said was a prenatal protein shake. When she fell asleep, he put the abortion pills in her mouth and vagina.
According to the lawsuit, Suh left her alone and incapacitated. When she woke and saw that she was bleeding, she tried to reach him, and he ignored her attempts. She was hospitalized. While she was receiving medical care, the suit says, Suh went back to the online pharmacy's website and posted questions about whether doctors could detect the medication he had given her.
Her lawyer, Russell Kornblith, told The Associated Press last week that she has suffered a life-changing event that she is still dealing with and will be for the rest of her life. He said the hope is that her coming forward will help ensure this never happens to anyone else. In court in June, Suh said he was deeply and immeasurably sorry for his actions and the pain he caused. Fox News Digital reached out to his attorney for comment.
Suh has not been sentenced. His sentencing was postponed to Jan. 21, 2027, at his attorney's request so he could finish the semester at Columbia University; prosecutors did not oppose the delay. His attorney also wrote to the court that he has been taking a three-month life skills course for people facing federal charges.
Meanwhile, Suh's academic path has drawn scrutiny. He transferred to Cornell during the 2023-2024 school year and graduated this year. Cornell said in a statement that on his application he answered "no" when asked whether he had been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at a previous institution. The university said West Point noted he was in good academic standing and eligible to return. Cornell's website said he was involved in health and medicine and wanted to become a physician. In September he began a master's program at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, according to his lawyer's letter to the judge. A person familiar with the matter told the AP that Mailman does not ask applicants about criminal records but does ask about student conduct discipline or poor academic performance, and that Suh's application made no mention of past disciplinary proceedings.
The case has also been taken up in the debate over abortion pill regulation. Erin Hawley, a lawyer with Alliance Defending Freedom who helped overturn Roe v. Wade and is not representing the woman, called it an "absolutely horrific situation" and said the woman was drugged and assaulted while expecting a child she very much wanted. Hawley argued that shipping an abortion drug to a dorm room or home without a woman ever speaking to a doctor is not good medicine, and said the assault would not have happened had the FDA kept its in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone. Her group is challenging the FDA's 2023 decision to remove that requirement.
The timeline complicates that claim. The assault took place in March 2022, before the 2023 decision. The FDA had announced in April 2021 that it would temporarily stop enforcing the in-person requirement during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and in December 2021 said it would remove it permanently, which was formally done in January 2023. The agency says the change followed a review of the evidence, and other restrictions, including prescriber certification, stayed in place.
What to watch next: the civil suit proceeds alongside Suh's Jan. 21, 2027 sentencing in federal court.
Citazioni salienti
She's suffered a life-changing event that she is still dealing with and will be dealing with for the rest of her life.— Russell Kornblith, the woman's lawyer, to The Associated Press
Suh said he was deeply and immeasurably sorry for his actions and the pain he caused.— Caleb Suh, at a June court hearing
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