West Point Cadet Drugged Pregnant Girlfriend, Forced Abortion With Spiked Shake
Caleb T. Suh pleaded guilty to felony assault after drugging his girlfriend with a sedative smoothie and forcing abortion pills on her. Sentencing is pending; prosecutors seek two years.
West Point Cadet Spiked Girlfriend's Drink, Forced Abortion — Then Enrolled at Columbia
A former West Point cadet drugged his pregnant girlfriend with a sedative-laced smoothie and forcibly administered abortion pills to her while she was incapacitated, terminating a pregnancy she had intended to keep — and has since earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and enrolled in a master's program at Columbia University. The case, reported by NY Post Metro, is now the subject of a civil lawsuit.
Caleb T. Suh, son of Dr. Ryung Suh, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has already admitted to the conduct in federal court. He pleaded guilty to felony assault in June and is currently awaiting sentencing.
A Smoothie Laced With Xanax and Promethazine
The woman — identified in court documents only as Ms. Doe and also a cadet at West Point — discovered she was pregnant in 2022. She wanted to continue the pregnancy. Suh was opposed and, according to the lawsuit, "even threatened to commit suicide if she did not terminate the pregnancy."
Rather than continue pressuring her openly, Suh changed tactics. He began feigning support for the pregnancy while simultaneously acquiring the means to end it. He stole his girlfriend's identity, opened a fraudulent account with an online pharmacy, and ordered abortion pills in her name, having them shipped to West Point. He also obtained Xanax through a separate source.
In his guilty plea, Suh stated: "My intent was [to] use the Xanax to unwittingly sedate my girlfriend so that I could then administer the abortion pills, which I had obtained via the online pharmacy."
He mixed the sedatives — Xanax and Promethazine — into a drink he described to her as a "special pregnancy protein powder." Despite the woman's revulsion at the taste, Suh insisted she finish it, according to court papers, "holding the bottle against her lips and forcing her to drink it."
"Eat This, It's Good for You"
The woman, overcome by the sedatives, spent the next several hours sick and floating in and out of consciousness. It was during this period, according to the lawsuit, that "Suh shoved abortion pills into Ms. Doe's vagina and in her mouth."
She recalled finding two pills in her mouth and spat them out. Suh shoved them back in.
"Eat this," he allegedly told her. "It's good for you."
When she regained consciousness, she was "profusely bleeding from her vagina," according to the suit. Fearing a miscarriage, she tried to call Suh — he did not answer. She called 911. Doctors confirmed she was suffering a miscarriage and performed a D&C procedure to remove the fetal remains.
While she was receiving medical care, Suh was active on the online pharmacy forum, the lawsuit alleged, posting questions about what to do if doctors "see the remaining pills" in her vagina.
Cornell Degree, Columbia Enrollment — and a Criminal Conviction
Suh and the woman broke up shortly after the incident. He went on to complete his undergraduate education at Cornell University — receiving a bachelor's degree from the Ivy League institution in 2024 — and then enrolled in a public health master's program at Columbia University in Manhattan.
According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Columbia was unaware of Suh's criminal conviction before media outlets began inquiring about the case. The source noted that Columbia's application process does not require disclosure of criminal history. After learning of Suh's background, the school "took swift action," the source said, without specifying what that entailed.
Suh had been charged in Manhattan Federal Court before the start of his first semester at Columbia and pleaded guilty in June. Several weeks ago, his legal team — led by attorney Thomas Kenniff, who previously represented Daniel Penny in the deadly Manhattan subway case — successfully requested a delay of sentencing until January, citing Suh's ongoing semester. Prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence.
It remains unclear whether Suh or the woman ever graduated from West Point.
Lawsuit: "Her Life Has Been Irreparably Changed"
The civil lawsuit, filed on behalf of the anonymous woman, details the lasting impact of the assault.
"For years, Ms. Doe has been forced to grapple with her experience," the filing states. "Ms. Doe's life has been irreparably changed, and she has lost a baby that she intended to keep. Meanwhile, Defendant Suh matriculated at Cornell University, earned a Bachelor's degree, and is now enrolled at Columbia University."
Her attorney, Russell Kornblith, said in a statement: "As a parent it is difficult not to be incredibly emotionally drained by thinking about what our client has experienced both by the loss of a pregnancy she intended to keep and being robbed of autonomy over her own body."
The woman is currently permitted to remain anonymous under procedures typical for sexual assault accusers, though a judge could order her name made public if the defendant successfully argues for it.
The pair had begun dating at West Point in 2020. Suh's prior conduct at Cornell coincided with the semester in which a separate, widely reported alleged gang rape incident occurred at a campus fraternity house. Suh had described his long-term goal as seeking "to become a physician leader committed to advancing both patient care and structural equity," according to court documents.
Source: NY Post Metro