Case fileNovember 12, 2026
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A former West Point cadet who pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend is now being sued by the woman, according to NBC News. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 28, claims he secretly sedated her and gave her abortion pills while she was pregnant. He has not yet been sentenced in the criminal case.
What we know
Where: West Point, New York; federal court in Manhattan
When: Assault in 2022; plea June 30, 2026; civil suit filed Oct. 28, 2026
The accused: Caleb Suh, a former cadet
Charges or verdict: Pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner
Status: Sentencing expected in January
What the lawsuit and plea describe
According to NBC News, the woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, was a 19-year-old freshman cadet in 2022, when Caleb Suh was a sophomore. The suit claims assault and battery. It says she became pregnant and told Suh she would not get an abortion, and that he repeatedly demanded she end the pregnancy and threatened to kill himself if she did not. The suit also says she lost a baby that she intended to keep, as quoted by Townhall. Fox News reported that the woman reported the matter to Army Criminal Investigation Division in May 2022.
The criminal case, reported by NBC News, Fox News and Military.com, rests on what Suh admitted in court. Those outlets report he impersonated her to open an online pharmacy account in her name and ordered abortion pills. He then obtained Xanax from a friend and gave her a drink he described as a prenatal protein shake, laced with the sedative. While she was drowsy, he gave her the pills. In his plea, as quoted by IBTimes and Townhall, he said: “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.”
Where the case stands
Fox News reported that Suh was charged in federal court in June 2026. NBC News and Fox report he pleaded guilty June 30 to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner. Military.com reports he told the court he was “deeply and immeasurably sorry for my actions and the pain that I have caused.” NBC, citing the civil complaint, says sentencing is expected in January. Military.com says no date has been set. IBTimes and CNN report he asked for the delay to finish a semester at Columbia. No source reports a sentence, and no response from Suh to the civil suit was found. The woman's attorneys are Russell Kornblith and Lily White, per NBC News.
Source:people.com
Where the case stands
Suh has pleaded guilty in federal court and awaits sentencing. Sources differ on timing: one says January, another says no date has been scheduled.
The civil lawsuit, filed Oct. 28, seeks damages, according to IBTimes. Its claims are allegations that have not been decided in court.
Charges and lawsuit claims are accusations, not findings, apart from what Suh admitted in his guilty plea.
Suh's guilty plea stands, and his sentence has not been announced. The civil suit over the same events was filed Oct. 28.
Sources
NBC News: Former West Point cadet sued over drugging pregnant girlfriend, November 3, 2026
Fox News: Ex-West Point cadet sued, November 2, 2026
Military.com: West Point cadet drugged his girlfriend, November 2026
IBTimes: Former West Point cadet lawsuit, November 2026
This story is based on the records and reports linked above. An arrest or charge is an accusation, not a finding of guilt, unless the story says a court has ruled.