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Former West Point cadet pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend in 2022
Associated Press reports Suh, who pleaded guilty in June, later transferred to Cornell and began a Columbia master's program.
The short version
- Caleb Suh pleaded guilty in federal court in June to a March 2022 assault on a cadet below him at West Point.[Associated Press]
- Suh told the court he impersonated the woman to order abortion pills and drugged her with a sedative.[Associated Press]
- Prosecutors said Suh told a West Point investigator the miscarriage was accidental and denied ordering the medication.[Associated Press]
- Cornell said Suh transferred there in 2023-2024 and answered no to a question about prior discipline, and his sentencing is postponed until January.[Associated Press]
Key facts
- Caleb Suh pleaded guilty in federal court in June to a March 2022 assault on a cadet in the class below him at West Point.[Associated Press]
- Suh admitted in court that he impersonated the woman to open an online pharmacy account, ordered abortion medications, and drugged her drink with Xanax.[Associated Press]
- Prosecutors said Suh told a West Point investigator that the woman's miscarriage was accidental and denied ordering abortion medication.[Associated Press]
- Cornell said Suh answered no to an application question about whether he had been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at a previous institution when he transferred during the 2023-2024 school year.[Associated Press]
- Cornell said West Point reported that Suh was in good academic standing and eligible to return.[Associated Press]
- Suh's lawyer told the judge that Suh started a master's program at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in September.[Associated Press]
- At his lawyer's request, Suh's federal sentencing was postponed until January so he could complete his semester at Columbia.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- It is unclear what discipline, if any, Suh may have faced at West Point, according to Associated Press reporting.[Associated Press]
- Cornell's account of what West Point reported about Suh's standing is attributed to Cornell and is not independently confirmed in the reporting.[Associated Press]
- Suh's claim to a West Point investigator that the miscarriage was accidental is disputed by his court admissions, as described in the reporting.[Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- A West Point cadet drugged his girlfriend to force an unwanted abortion. Then he went to grad schoolAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press