West Point cadet pleads guilty to drugging pregnant girlfriend with abortion pills

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 02:14 · Archive

A former West Point cadet has pleaded guilty to secretly drugging his pregnant girlfriend and administering abortion pills without her consent in 2022.

A former West Point cadet, Caleb T. Suh, pleaded guilty in June to assault after secretly drugging his pregnant girlfriend with sedatives and administering abortion medication without her knowledge or consent in 2022. The woman, also a cadet, discovered she was pregnant in January 2022 and told Suh she intended to keep the baby, despite his repeated pressure for her to have an abortion.

On 4 February 2022, Suh brought her a drink he described as a pregnancy protein shake, which contained the sedatives Xanax and Promethazine. After she drank it, she became seriously ill and drifted in and out of consciousness. Suh then administered abortion pills to her without her knowledge or consent. Hours later, she was taken to hospital, where doctors confirmed she was suffering a miscarriage.

The woman reported the incident to the Army Criminal Investigation Division at West Point in May 2022. Suh was charged in federal court in June and pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner. A lawsuit was filed against him in New York Supreme Court on 28 October, seeking damages for assault and battery.

Suh has since enrolled in Columbia University's public-health masters programme. The university said it was unaware of his criminal conviction before media inquiries and took unspecified action after learning of his past. He is awaiting sentencing.

How it is being reported

• Ex-West Point cadet sued for secretly drugging pregnant girlfriend with abortion pillsA former West Point cadet who admitted to secretly giving his pregnant girlfriend Xanax and abortion pills, causing her to miscarry, is now facing a lawsuit over the incident.Fox News · 3 Nov, 00:48
• West Point cadet drugged pregnant girlfriend with spiked shake, then forced abortion in gruesome assault: ‘Eat this, it’s good for you’The woman, also a cadet, was overcome with drowsiness, and that's when “Suh shoved abortion pills into Ms. Doe’s vagina and in her mouth,” according to the suit.New York Post · 2 Nov, 22:10

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