Lawsuit Accuses Former West Point Cadet of Forcing Abortion

A former United States Military Academy cadet faces allegations of assault and battery after a lawsuit accused him of drugging his pregnant girlfriend and forcing abortion medication on her in 2022. The case, filed in Manhattan State Supreme Court on Wednesday, involves Caleb Suh and an incident that ended with the woman being hospitalized after severe bleeding. According to federal prosecutors and the lawsuit, Suh was dating another cadet at West Point, New York, when he learned she was pregnant in early 2022.

The woman wanted to continue the pregnancy, while Suh opposed that decision. According to details Suh provided to a federal judge this year, he gave the woman a drink containing Xanax before administering medical abortion pills against her will. He reportedly obtained the medication from a pharmacy while impersonating her.

Hours after the incident, the woman experienced severe bleeding and contacted emergency services by calling 911. Medical personnel transported her to a hospital, where she subsequently suffered a miscarriage.

The allegations are detailed in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan's State Supreme Court. The complaint accuses Suh of assault and battery over the incident involving the medication and the resulting medical emergency. Before the allegations, Suh had established himself as a high-performing cadet at the United States Military Academy. He ranked near the top of his class and had expressed ambitions to pursue a career in public health.

His academic interests included addressing inequalities in the medical system and promoting diversity and inclusion. His education and professional ambitions had positioned him as a promising student at West Point. In a separate development concerning the criminal proceedings, a federal judge agreed to postpone Suh's sentencing until January. The delay will allow him to complete his academic term at Columbia's School of Public Health.

The civil lawsuit and the federal criminal proceedings concern allegations arising from the 2022 incident. The lawsuit seeks to hold Suh accountable for the alleged assault and battery.