Caleb Suh was sued last week after admitting he drugged his pregnant girlfriend and forced an abortion pill into her body in 2022. Jane Doe says she miscarried after waking in severe pain and bleeding from her vagina before being rushed to the hospital.
The civil case seeks unspecified monetary compensation and an acknowledgment that she was assaulted and battered. Suh pleaded guilty in June to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner and is now awaiting sentencing in January in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
Jane Doe and West Point
Doe was a freshman and cadet at the U.S. Military Academy West Point when the relationship occurred. Her attorneys filed the lawsuit on Oct. 28, and the complaint says Suh repeatedly demanded that she terminate the pregnancy and threatened to kill himself if she did not.
The lawsuit says Suh admitted impersonating Doe to obtain medication from an online pharmacy in her name. It also says he forced her to drink what he called a pregnancy protein shake that was spiked with Xanax, then forced abortion pills into her mouth and vagina as she faded in and out of consciousness.
Caleb Suh and Columbia University
Suh is attending a graduate program at Columbia University while he awaits sentencing. The civil suit adds a second track to the case: one criminal plea already entered, and one lawsuit now asking a court to recognize the assault and battery allegation and award damages.
That split leaves the two proceedings serving different purposes. The guilty plea addresses criminal punishment, while the civil case gives Doe a path to seek compensation and a legal finding tied to the harm she says she suffered.
U.S. District Court in Manhattan
Suh is scheduled to be sentenced in January in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. For Doe, the immediate next step is the civil case she filed last week, which keeps the focus on both the forced abortion pills and the injuries she says followed.
The January hearing will set the criminal penalty, while the lawsuit will test how much of her account can be turned into monetary recovery and a formal acknowledgment of assault and battery.
