Suh pleaded guilty to a federal assault charge over the same incident in June, with sentencing scheduled for January

Caleb Suh, a former West Point cadet of Korean descent who pleaded guilty in June to drugging his pregnant girlfriend with abortion pills and was sued over the incident on Oct. 29 (Facebook)
Caleb Suh, a former West Point cadet of Korean descent who pleaded guilty in June to drugging his pregnant girlfriend with abortion pills and was sued over the incident on Oct. 29 (Facebook)

A former West Point cadet of Korean descent who pleaded guilty to secretly drugging his pregnant girlfriend before forcing abortion pills into her body without her consent in 2022 was sued last week over the incident, news reports said Friday.

The woman, identified as "Jane Doe" in court filings, filed a civil lawsuit against Caleb T. Suh in New York Supreme Court on Oct. 28, alleging assault and battery and seeking damages.

Suh is the son of Dr. Ryung Suh, chief of staff at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center under the US Department of Veterans Affairs, according to The New York Post.

Suh and Doe began dating in 2020 while attending the US Military Academy at West Point. She discovered she was pregnant in January 2022, according to the civil complaint.

He opposed the pregnancy and gave her a drink containing Xanax, a sedative that made her drowsy, before forcing abortion pills into her mouth and vagina without her knowledge. Doe later suffered a miscarriage and underwent a dilation and curettage procedure to remove tissue from her uterus.

Doe reported the incident to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division in May 2022. It was not until four years later that Suh was charged with assault in Manhattan federal court.

The case has entered a new phase after Suh pleaded guilty on June 30. He is scheduled to be sentenced in January, with prosecutors seeking a two-year prison term.

Suh's continued education at prestigious universities after the incident sparked additional public outrage.

Cadets on the plain observe the crucible portion of the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. (AP)
Cadets on the plain observe the crucible portion of the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. (AP)

After leaving West Point, he earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and later enrolled in a master's program at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

"Our complaint sets out that our client was forced to endure an unimaginable trauma and was robbed of a pregnancy she wanted, while Mr. Suh has since managed to attend not one, but two Ivy League schools. We are outraged on her behalf and plan to aggressively pursue justice," Doe's attorney, Russell Kornblith, a partner at Wigdor LLP, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.


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