Former University of Kentucky Student Pleads Guilty to Assault After Calling Black Staffer N-word 200 Times

Former University of Kentucky Student Pleads Guilty to Assault After Calling Black Staffer N-word 200 Times

Sophia Rosing, a former student at the University of Kentucky who was caught on camera using the N-word 200 times to a Black dorm desk clerk, has entered a guilty plea to charges of assault, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness.

Sentencing is scheduled on October 17; the 23-year-old faces up to a year in prison and 100 hours of community service, according to Complex.

An University of Kentucky police officer came to a dorm following allegations that an unidentified woman was "assaulting staff members," according to a school police record, as we previously reported, quoting CNN. A "very intoxicated" Rosing was repeating a derogatory epithet to a group of Black women when the officer arrived, according to the report.

According to the police report, Rosing informed them she "has lots of money and get[s] special treatment." The lady bit the arresting officer's hand and kicked them when she was forced to sit back in a chair, according to the police report.

At first, Rosing was accused of public drunkenness, second-degree disorderly behavior, fourth-degree assault without visible injuries, and third-degree assault on a police officer or probation officer.

In the 2022 attack, which was caught on camera, Rosing physically attacked Kylah Spring and used derogatory remarks about her race.

At one point, Spring said, "The girl starts saying things like, 'Do my chores,' 'It's not my fault that you're ugly,' and at this point, she's like singing the N-word."

According to Rosing's lawyer Fred Peters, "a lot of things got said, apologies were made, and we worked it out," in a recent statement, as reported by Complex. "She wrote a lovely letter of apology after giving her actions a lot of thought."

Spring voiced doubts on Rosing's apologies.

According to Spring, "I think that someone who is sorry takes steps that are going towards proving they are sorry." "More than words."

Rosing was banned from the University of Kentucky and expelled due to her inebriated conduct. A grand jury formally indicted her last year.

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