Former West Point Cadet Accused of Druging Girlfriend to Force Abortion Before Entering Ivy League Schools

POLICY WIRE — New York, New York — A former student at the U.S. Military Academy is facing a civil lawsuit alleging that he drugged his girlfriend and forced her to undergo an abortion without her consent.

According to court records and the legal filing, Caleb Suh, who recently graduated from Cornell University and was a graduate student at Columbia University, allegedly committed the assault on a 19-year-old female cadet in her barracks room.

The lawsuit follows a federal plea deal from June, regarding an assault that occurred in March 2022 against the victim, who was a sophomore at West Point at the time.

Prosecutors stated the victim intended to continue the pregnancy, while Suh reportedly did not. In court, Suh told judges he used the woman’s identity to access an online pharmacy account to procure medication.

The legal complaint alleges that Suh obtained Xanax from an associate to use as a sedative and tricked the woman into consuming a liquid she believed was a protein shake for pregnancy.

Once the victim fell asleep, Suh allegedly administered the abortion-inducing pills both orally and vaginally.

The lawsuit claims that Suh left her alone while she was incapacitated and ignored her phone calls when she woke up and began bleeding. She eventually contacted 911 herself and required hospitalization for the emergency.

While the victim was receiving treatment, the lawsuit asserts Suh returned to the pharmacy website to inquire if medical professionals would identify the drugs in her system.

Suh graduated from Cornell this year and was enrolled in a public health program at Columbia as of Oct. 28. His current enrollment status at the university has not been confirmed.

The victim’s attorney, Russell Kornblith, stated the goal of the lawsuit is to bring attention to the incident and to prevent others from experiencing similar treatment.

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