Global Edition
Global Edition
UK Edition
EU Edition
US Edition

Understand the story, not the spin.

Markets

Jane Doe sues former West Point cadet over 2022 abortion assault

Published 3 November 2026

A woman identified as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against former West Point cadet Caleb T. Suh on October 28, alleging he drugged her and administered abortion medication without her consent in 2022. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for the incident, which ended a pregnancy she says she wanted to continue. Suh pleaded guilty in federal court on June 30, 2026, to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner. During the plea, he admitted obtaining abortion medication through an online pharmacy account opened in his girlfriend’s name and getting Xanax from a friend to sedate her before administering the pills without her knowledge or consent. The complaint says Suh initially opposed the pregnancy, then appeared to support her decision to continue it while secretly obtaining the medication. It alleges he gave her a drink presented as a pregnancy protein shake, after which she became ill and drifted in and out of consciousness. The lawsuit says he administered pills orally and vaginally. When she later woke and began bleeding heavily, she called 911 and was taken to a hospital, where doctors confirmed the pregnancy had ended. The woman’s...

Now playing
0:00 / 0:00