Former West Point cadet sued for drugging pregnant girlfriend, forcing abortion pills into her body

A former West Point cadet who has admitted to drugging his pregnant girlfriend and forcing an abortion on her in 2022 was sued by his former partner last week for assault and battery.

Caleb Suh pleaded guilty in June to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner, a federal crime in a maritime or territorial jurisdiction.

Suh’s attorney declined to comment on the lawsuit when reached by NBC News.

Suh is attending a graduate program at Columbia University as he awaits his January sentencing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, according to the civil complaint.

Columbia University declined to comment, citing federal privacy laws for students.

The victim, identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, was a freshman and cadet at the West Point Academy when she was in a relationship with Suh, then a sophomore at West Point, according to the lawsuit.

Jane Doe became pregnant with Suh’s child and said she would not get an abortion, according to the Oct. 28 lawsuit filed by Jane Doe’s attorneys, Russell Kornblith and Lily White.

In spite of her decision, Suh “repeatedly demanded that Ms. Doe terminate the pregnancy” and threatened to kill himself if she didn’t, the…

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