West Point Cadet Pleads Guilty to Assault
PHOTO CAPTION: Davis Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Former cadet Caleb Suh pleaded guilty in June 2026 to assaulting his pregnant girlfriend while both attended the academy in 2022. (U.S. Army file photo.)
A former West Point cadet admitted in federal court that he secretly drugged his pregnant girlfriend and administered abortion medication without her consent, causing her to miscarry. Years later, he went on to attend two Ivy League universities, and his criminal sentencing was postponed in part so he could finish a semester of graduate school.
Caleb Suh pleaded guilty to assault in June 2026 for the attack, which occurred while both he and the woman were cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in 2022.
The case has drawn renewed attention following an October 28 civil lawsuit and detailed reporting by the Associated Press on November 2.
Suh has not yet been sentenced. His sentencing was postponed until January 2027 at his attorney's request, without opposition from federal prosecutors.
A Pregnant Cadet Who Wanted to Keep Her Baby
According to federal court proceedings and the woman's lawsuit, the incident occurred in early 2022 when she was 19 years old and a second-year cadet at West Point.
The woman wanted to continue her pregnancy. Suh did not.
In his June guilty plea, Suh acknowledged impersonating his girlfriend to create an online pharmacy account and obtain abortion medication without her knowledge.
He also admitted obtaining Xanax from a friend to sedate her.
Suh gave the woman what she believed was a prenatal protein shake containing the sedative. After she became incapacitated, he administered abortion medication orally and vaginally without her consent.
The woman later awoke bleeding and sought emergency assistance. She was hospitalized and suffered a miscarriage.
According to the civil complaint, Suh left her alone while she was incapacitated and subsequently searched for information about whether medical professionals could detect the abortion medication.
Those additional details are allegations in the lawsuit, while his admissions concerning the drugging, medication, and assault were made during federal criminal proceedings.
She Reported Him to Army Investigators
The woman reported the incident to the Army Criminal Investigation Division at West Point in May 2022, according to her lawsuit.
But questions remain about what happened inside the military academy afterward.
During Suh's June 2026 federal court proceedings, prosecutors said he had initially told a West Point investigator that the miscarriage was accidental and denied ordering abortion medication.
The Associated Press reported that West Point did not provide information about the findings or outcome of its investigation when asked on November 2.
It remains unclear whether the academy determined Suh was responsible for a disciplinary violation, imposed any punishment, or took other action before he transferred.
He Transferred to Cornell and Later Enrolled at Columbia
During the 2023-2024 academic year, Suh transferred from West Point to Cornell University.
Cornell told the Associated Press that Suh had answered no when asked whether he had been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at a previous institution.
The university also said West Point reported that Suh was in good academic standing and eligible to return.
Suh graduated from Cornell in 2026.
While there, he participated in public health research and was involved with the Cornell Center for Health Equity. He also briefly worked at Cornell's medical school.
In September 2026, approximately three months after pleading guilty to assault, Suh began a master's degree program at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
According to the Associated Press, his status at Columbia as of November 2 was unclear.
Columbia declined to comment on his individual case, citing student privacy laws.
A person familiar with the university's admissions process told the AP that the application did not ask about criminal records but did ask whether applicants had faced disciplinary proceedings. According to that person, Suh's application did not disclose any such proceedings.
The reporting does not establish that either university knowingly admitted or retained Suh despite receiving a confirmed finding of misconduct from West Point.
Sentencing Postponed So He Could Finish His Semester
Suh pleaded guilty in federal court on June 30, 2026.
He acknowledged his actions and apologized for the harm he caused.
Despite the guilty plea, his sentencing was subsequently delayed until January 2027.
According to court correspondence reviewed by the Associated Press, Suh's attorney requested the postponement in part so that he could complete his fall semester at Columbia.
His lawyer also informed the court that Suh was participating in a three-month life-skills course for people charged with federal crimes.
Federal prosecutors did not oppose the postponement, and the judge granted the request.
The sentencing delay does not erase Suh's guilty plea or resolve the criminal case. He remains subject to sentencing by the federal court.
However, the accommodation has drawn attention because it allowed a man who admitted assaulting his pregnant girlfriend to continue his graduate education before receiving his sentence.
Woman Files Civil Lawsuit Seeking Damages
On October 28, the woman filed a civil lawsuit in New York against Suh, identifying herself as Jane Doe.
The complaint seeks damages for the harm she says she suffered because of the assault.
Her attorney, Russell Kornblith, said the experience has had lasting consequences for her life.
The lawsuit also renews questions about how West Point and subsequent universities handled information concerning Suh's conduct.
The woman's current circumstances and whether she graduated from West Point have not been publicly disclosed.
Suh's attorney declined to comment to the Associated Press on November 2.
Questions About Accountability Remain
The case presents two separate issues.
The first concerns criminal accountability. Suh has admitted to assaulting his girlfriend and causing her miscarriage, but a federal judge has not yet imposed a sentence.
The second concerns institutional accountability. Despite the woman's report to Army investigators in 2022, Suh later transferred to Cornell with West Point reporting that he was in good academic standing and eligible to return.
The academy has not publicly explained the outcome of its investigation or whether disciplinary findings were ever made.
His subsequent enrollment at Columbia after his guilty plea has raised further questions about what universities knew and when.
For now, the criminal sentencing is scheduled for January 2027, while the woman's separate civil lawsuit moves forward.
The central unanswered question is how a serious assault reported at one of the nation's premier military academies was handled before the person responsible continued his education elsewhere.
(Source: OAF Nation)
