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Former West Point cadet sued over alleged drugging and forced abortion of girlfriend

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Covered by 4 outlets, all right-leaning.

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The Washington Times, Fox News, the New York Post and the Daily Mail report on a lawsuit filed by a former cadet against a former West Point cadet who was his girlfriend. According to the lawsuit, he drugged her in her barracks room and gave her abortion pills, causing a miscarriage. According to court papers, he pleaded guilty to assault in Manhattan federal court last month. According to court records and the lawsuit, he later studied at two Ivy League universities, starting at one of them after his plea. The lawsuit's allegations have not been tested in court.

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A former West Point cadet is named in a lawsuit brought by a fellow cadet who was his girlfriend.
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New York Post, The Washington Times
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Fox News
According to the lawsuit, he drugged her and gave her abortion pills against her will, causing a miscarriage.
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New York Post, The Washington Times
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Fox News
According to court papers, he pleaded guilty to assault in Manhattan federal court last month.
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The Washington Times, Daily Mail
According to court records and the lawsuit, he studied at two Ivy League universities after his guilty plea.
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All four outlets report a lawsuit alleging a former West Point cadet drugged and forced an abortion on his girlfriend. Headlines differ in emphasis: the Washington Times stresses later Ivy League studies, the Daily Mail his father's wealth.

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Headlines lead with the alleged drugging and forced abortion, with the Washington Times stressing later Ivy League study and the Daily Mail stressing the father's wealth and social life.
A West Point cadet drugged his girlfriend to force an unwanted abortion. Then he went to grad school
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Disgracedgruesome assaultsinister ordealJames Bond parties

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DisgracedMore neutral: former
The label pre-judges Suh before any sentencing or finding beyond his plea.
Disgraced former army cadet Caleb T.
Used byNew York Post (Right)
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gruesome assaultMore neutral: assault
The adjective adds graphic emotional weight beyond the charge and the court record.
…cadet drugged pregnant girlfriend with spiked shake, then forced abortion in gruesome assault: ‘Eat this, it’s good for you’
Used byNew York Post (Right)
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sinister ordealMore neutral: ordeal
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…Suh, now 24, entered a guilty plea in Manhattan Federal Court last month over a sinister ordeal that saw his cadet girlfriend hospitalized and suffer a miscarriage, according to…
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James Bond partiesMore neutral: parties
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…shake with abortion pill is the son of powerful healthcare exec who threw James Bond parties at $17m Washington mansion
Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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the alleged drugging and forced abortion
his later Ivy League education
his father's wealth and social profile

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Daily MailRight
West Point cadet accused of spiking pregnant girlfriend's protein shake with abortion pill is the son of powerful healthcare exec who threw Sensational language“James Bond parties”The phrase adds a glamorous, dramatic image unrelated to the criminal case.More neutral: partiesDisagree with this highlight? at $17m Washington mansion
Caleb Suh, now 24, entered a guilty plea in Manhattan Federal Court last month over a Sensational language“sinister ordeal”The adjective adds a judgement of menace that the court record does not state.More neutral: ordealDisagree with this highlight? that saw his cadet girlfriend hospitalized and suffer a miscarriage, according to court papers.
3 hr agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
Fox NewsFar Right
Ex-West Point cadet sued for secretly drugging pregnant girlfriend with abortion pills
A former West Point cadet who admitted to secretly giving his pregnant girlfriend Xanax and abortion pills, causing her to miscarry, is now facing a lawsuit over the incident.
3 hr agoRead at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
The Washington TimesRight
A West Point cadet drugged his girlfriend to force an unwanted abortion. Then he went to grad school
A onetime West Point cadet drugged his then-girlfriend in her barracks room, administered abortion pills to her against her will and caused a miscarriage. …
3 hr agoRead at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
New York PostRight
West Point cadet drugged pregnant girlfriend with spiked shake, then forced abortion in Sensational language“gruesome assault”The adjective adds graphic emotional weight beyond the charge and the court record.More neutral: assaultDisagree with this highlight?: ‘Eat this, it’s good for you’
The woman, also a cadet, was overcome with drowsiness, and that's when “Suh shoved abortion pills into Ms. Doe’s vagina and in her mouth,” according to the suit.
5 hr agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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New York Post, Nov 2, 5:10 PM EST

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Former West Point cadet sued over alleged drugging and forced abortion of girlfriend

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Ex-West Point cadet sued for secretly drugging pregnant girlfriend with abortion pills

A West Point cadet drugged his girlfriend to force an unwanted abortion. Then he went to grad school

West Point cadet drugged pregnant girlfriend with spiked shake, then forced abortion in Sensational language“gruesome assault”The adjective adds graphic emotional weight beyond the charge and the court record.More neutral: assaultDisagree with this highlight?: ‘Eat this, it’s good for you’

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