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Former West Point Cadet Sued Over Forced Miscarriage
Former West Point cadet Caleb Suh pleaded guilty to assault in June over an attack on a fellow cadet in March 2022.
The woman, who was 19 and wanted to have the baby, says Suh drugged her and gave her abortion pills without her consent.
She says she woke bleeding, called 911 and was hospitalized.
Her lawsuit, filed under the name Jane Doe in New York, seeks unspecified damages and says the experience has had a lasting effect on her.
Suh later studied at Cornell and Columbia; Cornell says he reported no disciplinary finding on his application and that West Point had said he was in good academic standing and eligible to return.
The case has drawn attention amid wider scrutiny of how universities handle student misconduct complaints.
Suh is awaiting sentencing, while the civil lawsuit seeks damages; his current status at Columbia is unclear.
A former West Point cadet, Caleb Suh, is being sued by a woman who says he drugged her and gave her abortion medication against her will, causing a miscarriage.
Suh pleaded guilty in June to assaulting the woman, who was a 19-year-old cadet at the time.
The woman filed the lawsuit under the alias Jane Doe in a New York court on Oct. 28, seeking unspecified damages.
Suh graduated from Cornell University this year and was a public health graduate student at Columbia University as of Oct. 28.
His current status at Columbia and the outcome of West Point’s investigation are unclear.
- Who
- Jane Doe, a former West Point cadet, sued Caleb Suh, a former cadet.
- What
- She alleges that he drugged her and administered abortion pills against her will, causing a miscarriage. She is seeking unspecified damages.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred in March 2022; she filed the lawsuit on Oct. 28.
- Where
- The alleged assault took place in her barracks room at West Point. The lawsuit was filed in a New York court.
- Why
- She alleges Suh caused her miscarriage against her will and is seeking damages.
Jane Doe
Caleb Suh
Consent
Jane Doe
Jane Doe’s lawsuit says she wanted to have the baby and that Suh administered abortion pills against her will.
Caleb Suh
Suh told a West Point investigator that the miscarriage was accidental and denied ordering abortion medication.
Suh assaulted a cadet in the class below him, according to the charge to which he later pleaded guilty.
The woman reported Suh to the Army Criminal Investigation Division at West Point, according to her lawsuit.
Suh transferred to Cornell.
Suh pleaded guilty to assault in federal court.
Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Suh in a New York court.
- Defendant
- Caleb Suh
- Plaintiff
- Jane Doe, a former West Point cadet
- Alleged assault
- March 2022, in the woman’s barracks room at West Point
- Lawsuit filed
- Oct. 28, in a New York court
- Damages sought
- Unspecified damages
- Education
- Suh graduated from Cornell University this year and was a Columbia public health graduate student as of Oct. 28
What people are saying
She’s suffered a life-changing event that she is still dealing with and will be dealing with for the rest of her life
deeply and immeasurably sorry for my actions and the pain that I have caused