‘She Messed Around and Found Out’: Former University of Kentucky Student Who Launched Racist Attack Against Black Dorm Worker Gets Jail Time for Assault

The former University of Kentucky student who was captured in a viral video attacking a Black student and calling her racial slurs numerous times has been sentenced for the assault.Sophia Rosing will spend 12 months in jail, serve 100 hours of community service, and pay a $25 fine.In August, the 23-year-old pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of public intoxication.Sophia Rosing, 23, pleaded guilty to charges she faced in connection to a racist attack on a Black female student at the University of Kentucky in November 2022. (Photo: Twitter/Jo929854161)She was arrested in November 2022 after going on a drunken, racist outburst and physically assaulting Kylah Spring, a desk clerk at the University of Kentucky who was a freshman at the time of the attack.Cellphone video that was widely spread online captured the moments Rosing kicked, punched, and bit Springs, putting her in the national spotlight.A grand jury originally indicted Rosing in February 2023 on first and second-degree offenses of public intoxication, third-degree assault of a police officer, fourth-degree assault, and second-degree disorderly conduct. Rosing initially pleaded not guilty.Rosing’s attorney Fred Peters said the sentence was “excessive.”“What she said was awful,”...