Former University of Kentucky Student in Viral N-Word Attack Vid Pleads Guilty

A white former university i Kentucky The student who was filmed attacking a black student and spewing racial slurs pleaded guilty to multiple charges Monday, according to a report.

Sophia Rosing, 23, assaulted student officer Kylah Spring at a residence hall in November 2022. Shocking images quickly went viral online, with Rosing soon suspended from campus and fired from a school influencer role.

‘Embarrassed’ University of Kentucky student withdraws after slurring at Black Student

Rosing pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of public intoxication, her attorney, Fred Peters, told Lexington Herald Leader. He said his client now faces 12 months in prison, 100 hours of community service and a $25 fine.

“Her life has been on hold for the last 18 to 20 months,” Peters said Herald Leader. “She’s had a lot of time to think about what she’s done, and she wrote a nice letter of apology.”

On the evening of the incident, Rosing entered Boyd Hall on the UK campus and began making derogatory comments toward Spring, including racial slurs, according to the arrest report. Video of the drunken rampage shows Rosing spewing over 200 profanities in 10 minutes, and she was continuing to spew when the police showed up. She also bit one of the officers, the arrest report states.

The video caused an uproar, with a large demonstration on campus to show solidarity with Spring and condemn racism.

Then Peters announced that Rosing would withdraw from the college. “She is a very, very embarrassed and humiliated young lady,” he said NBC Newsadding that he would get her “into some kind of treatment program and sensitivity program to help her through this situation.”