A former US military cadet who secretly administered abortion drugs to his pregnant girlfriend causing her to miscarry a baby she wanted to keep went on to study at two prestigious American universities despite admitting to the assault.
Caleb Suh, formerly a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, pleaded guilty in June 2026 to assaulting his then-girlfriend in March 2022. The woman, who was 19 at the time, has since brought a civil lawsuit against him seeking damages for the ordeal.According to court records, Suh did not want his girlfriend to continue her pregnancy although she wanted to keep their baby.
He impersonated her to create an account with an online pharmacy and obtain abortion drugs. He also acquired the sedative Xanax from a friend before secretly adding it to what his girlfriend believed was a prenatal protein shake.
After she became unconscious, Suh administered the abortion drugs without her knowledge or consent, which led to her miscarrying.
According to her lawsuit, Suh subsequently abandoned her while she was incapacitated and ignored her attempts to contact him after she awoke bleeding. She eventually called emergency services and was taken to hospital.
The lawsuit also alleges that Suh later contacted the online pharmacy to establish whether medical professionals could detect the abortion drugs.
Despite the incident, Suh transferred to Cornell University during the 2023-24 academic year, graduating in 2026. He subsequently enrolled in a master’s programme in public health at Columbia University.
Cornell said West Point had informed the university that Suh was in good academic standing and eligible to return. It remains unclear whether he faced disciplinary action at the military academy.
His sentencing has been postponed until January 2027, following a request from his lawyer to allow him to complete his university semester. Prosecutors did not oppose the delay.
Suh told the court he was “deeply and immeasurably sorry for my actions and the pain that I have caused”.
The woman’s lawyer, Russell Kornblith, described the consequences as life-changing.
“She’s suffered a life-changing event that she is still dealing with and will be dealing with for the rest of her life,” he said.
The case highlights the devastating consequences of reproductive coercion, in which a woman was deprived of her choice to continue her pregnancy and her unborn baby lost its life.
Kornblith said he hoped the lawsuit would help ensure that such an assault never happened to anyone else.
SPUC’s Peter Kearney said: “This is another clear example of abortion coercion that is rampant in our society. The unborn and women are paying the high price in this culture of death. While this man gets to return to his studies, a dead child and injured mother remain without justice. Men who carry out these barbaric actions need to be held responsible to the full extent of the law.”
