by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

October 20, 2024

Rosing will spend 12 months in custody on his misdemeanor charges.

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A judge sentenced a former University of Kentucky student who went viral for saying the N-word 200 times and assaulting a black woman on campus to a year in prison.

The 2022 incident caught on camera showed Sophia Rosing making a drunken speech as she assaulted another student at the school, identified as Kylah Spring. The video showed Rosing’s extensive use of the N-word while displaying violence against Spring, who also said she kicked him in the stomach. As Spring detailed the assault, Rosing called her a slur and a “bitch” in the background. She also allegedly bit and kicked a police officer who arrived at the scene.

In response to the case, which made national headlines, the University of Kentucky banned Rosing from its premises. After his arrest, Rosing took a plea deal to reduce his charges, which included assaulting a police officer, to a misdemeanor.

She pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of public intoxication. According to Lex 18a Kentucky judge sentenced the banned student to 12 months in prison and 100 hours of community service.

After her plea hearing, Rosing’s attorney, Fred Peters, revealed how the former student spoke with Spring to apologize. In defense of his client, Peters said the two “found a solution.”

“A lot was said, apologies were made and we fixed it,” Peters said. “She had a lot of time to think about what she did and she wrote a beautiful letter of apology.”

However, Spring did not find Rosing’s apology genuine. Despite this alleged lack of remorse, Rosing also wrote an apology to the black community for his racially motivated actions.

Despite his stint in prison being lighter than a crime could have caused, Rosing should not expect to continue his education at the University of Kentucky. For the moment, she remains banned from school grounds and is not allowed to re-enroll.

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