A high-flying former West Point cadet who was on course for a glittering career in public health admitted in federal court to giving his pregnant girlfriend a protein shake spiked with abortion medication to terminate their baby, bombshell court documents reveal.
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Caleb Suh, now 25, pleaded guilty to assault in Manhattan Federal Court last month over the sinister 2022 ordeal that saw his cadet girlfriend hospitalized and suffer a miscarriage, according to court papers.
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Suh had forced the then 19-year-old woman to ingest what he claimed was a 'special pregnancy protein powder' after secretly ordering the drugs from an online pharmacy under her name, according to a civil lawsuit subsequently filed by the victim.
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During the plea hearing prosecutors said at the time he found out his girlfriend was pregnant, Suh was 'in the running to become first captain at West Point, a prestigious honor bestowed on the top cadet in each graduating class.'
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The twisted details of the case were laid bare in Suh's guilty plea in the criminal case against him, as well as claims in the civil lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court late last month and to which he has yet to respond.
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Until the scandal exploded into public view, Suh was, by all accounts, on a glide path to success – similar to his privileged life at his family's $17 million mansion in Washington, DC.
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The family listed their six-bedroom home for sale earlier this year, complete with a party space where they hosted James Bond-themed events in the past.
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Suh's father, Ryung Suh, is a retired Georgetown professor and healthcare consultant who is the Chief of Staff at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Washington DC Healthcare System.
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Caleb Suh, 25, pleaded guilty to assault in Manhattan Federal Court last month for giving his pregnant girlfriend a protein shake spiked with abortion medication to terminate their baby in 2022
Suh, who was a sophomore at the time, was assigned to be the young woman's team leader and mentor at West Point, according to a civil lawsuit filed against him late last month
As a youngster, Suh is believed to have attended the sought-after James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia, which is ranked the 93rd best high school in the nation.
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And while attending West Point, Suh was invited to join the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi – one of the most elite fraternities in the US.
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According to the civil lawsuit, which accuses Suh of assault and battery, the victim arrived at West Point in August 2020 as a freshman cadet.
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Suh, who was a sophomore at the time, was assigned to be her team leader and mentor, according to the suit.
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Despite rules prohibiting fraternization between cadets, the lawsuit claims Suh quickly began 'coming to [her] room unannounced' to supposedly 'check in,' before they started secretly dating in the October.
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Two years later, the complaint alleges, the woman informed Suh she was pregnant and that she wanted to keep the baby.
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He initially opposed the idea and said he would kill himself if she gave birth, but then changed his tune and claimed to be supportive, according to the lawsuit.
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Behind the victim's back, Suh allegedly took a photo of his girlfriend's ID and opened an account with an online pharmacy under her name, the civil court filing states.
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Suh forced his then-girlfriend to ingest what he claimed was a 'special pregnancy protein powder' after secretly ordering the drugs from an online pharmacy under the young woman's own name, the civil filings claim
Despite his guilty plea, a judge has allowed Suh to delay his sentencing until January so he can finish the academic semester at Columbia University, where he is currently doing a master's program
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He then allegedly obtained a prescription for abortion medication and had it shipped to his address at West Point, according to the civil lawsuit.
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Through the same pharmacy, the complaint alleges, Suh also obtained Xanax and the sedative Promethazine.
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It also claims that Suh 'impersonated' his girlfriend in the pharmacy's online forum, asking questions like: 'I don't want to swallow pills.
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Could I just break them up in my water and drink water?'
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He also asked, according to the civil suit, if he would 'feel the pills in my vagina'.
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Then on February 4, Suh allegedly went to his girlfriend's barracks and mixed up the cocktail for her to drink, claiming it was a 'special pregnancy protein powder.
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When she became 'repulsed' by the taste, Suh became 'insistent and upset, eventually holding the bottle against her lips and forcing her to drink it,' the civil lawsuit states.
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'Ms Doe became sick and fell asleep.
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For the next few hours, she was in and out of consciousness with severe pain,' the suit charges.
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Suh's father, Ryung Suh, is a retired Georgetown professor and healthcare consultant who is the Chief of Staff at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Washington DC Healthcare System (Source: Ryung Suh/LinkedIn)
At one point, according to the civil lawsuit, the victim woke up to find two pills in her mouth.
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When she went to spit them out, Suh allegedly tried to put them back in, saying: 'Eat this, it's good for you.'
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He allegedly lodged a third pill in her vagina while she was 'incapacitated,' before leaving, the lawsuit states.
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It also claims that, fearing she was having a miscarriage, the young woman repeatedly tried to contact Suh but he didn't respond.
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Ultimately, the woman was taken to a hospital where she miscarried.
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According to the lawsuit, a few days after being discharged, the victim tried to show Suh the paperwork about the miscarriage but he allegedly 'took the packet and threw it in the trash can.
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The woman then went to authorities at West Point, who began an investigation.
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While entering his guilty plea at the federal court last month, Suh claimed he 'encouraged her to drink at prenatal protein shake.
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'I then waited for her to fall asleep, at which time I physically administered the abortion pills I had secretly obtained from the online pharmacy by impersonating her,' he said in his plea.
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Suh's family put their $17 million mansion (the white home above) in Washington, DC, on the market earlier this year.
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It includes a party space where his parents hosted James Bond-themed events in the past
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According to the civil lawsuit, which accuses Suh of assault and battery, the victim arrived at West Point in August 2020 as a freshman cadet.
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Suh, who was a sophomore at the time, was assigned to be her team leader and mentor, according to the suit
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The next morning I learned that my girlfriend had been taken to the hospital where she, in fact, miscarried as a result of the abortion pills that I had administered without her knowledge and consent'.
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