A Korean-American man who was a cadet at West Point has been revealed to have graduated from Cornell University and enrolled in Columbia University’s graduate program after admitting to secretly administering abortion pills to his pregnant girlfriend.
According to the Associated Press on November 2, Caleb Suh acknowledged in June at a federal court in Manhattan that he assaulted a fellow cadet at the military academy in 2022. The victim, who was 19 years old and a sophomore at the time, wanted to keep the baby, but Suh did not.
Suh admitted in court that he created an online pharmacy account in the victim's name to order the abortion pills. He obtained Xanax from a friend to use as a sedative and deceived the victim into drinking it by claiming it was a protein shake for prenatal health. After the victim fell asleep, he administered the abortion pills. The incident reportedly occurred around February 4, 2022, according to the victim's lawsuit.
On October 28, the victim filed a lawsuit against Suh in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. The lawsuit states that after the victim woke up and noticed bleeding, she contacted Suh, but he did not respond. She called 911 herself and was taken to the hospital, while Suh posted online asking if the drugs would show up on a pharmacy test.
Initially, Suh reportedly denied ordering the abortion pills, claiming the miscarriage was an accident. In court in June, he stated, "I deeply apologize."
After leaving West Point, Suh transferred to Cornell University for the 2023-2024 academic year. Cornell confirmed that Suh answered 'no' to the disciplinary history question on his application and that West Point indicated there were no academic issues and that he could return. Suh received a writing award at Cornell and was involved with the Center for Health Equity Research, graduating this year. In September, he began a master’s program at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Columbia declined to comment, citing student privacy laws, and Suh's current status remains unverified.
Suh's sentencing has been postponed until January at the request of his attorney, who cited the need to complete the Columbia semester. The prosecution did not oppose the delay. It remains unclear whether West Point has disclosed any findings or disciplinary actions related to the investigation.
Both the AP and The New York Times did not mention Suh's ethnicity or family background. However, posts in online Korean communities indicate that Suh is of Korean descent and that his father is a physician who serves as the chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and is a professor at Georgetown University.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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