The racist University of Kentucky student who called a black employee the N-word at least 200 times was denied early release and probation by a judge.
Sophia Rosing, 23, was caught unleashing a vicious tirade on camera in 2022 toward Kylah Spring, a first-year student at the school who was serving as a front-desk clerk the night Rosing drunkenly stumbled back into her dorm without her student ID.
During the 10-minute tirade, Rosing swung punches at Spring, told her to ‘do her chores’, and repeatedly called her an ‘ugly n***** b****’ while some students tried to intervene and others recorded the distasteful moment.
The one-time business and marketing major was arrested and eventually pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of alcohol intoxication.
She was sentenced to one year behind bars in October, but in February her attorneys requested she be released and granted probation because they said their client does not pose a threat to public safety and is focused on bettering herself, according to the court filing reviewed by WKYT.
On Wednesday, a judge considered the shocking request but ultimately decided to deny her probation because granting her that would not reflect the seriousness of her offenses, court documents said.
In addition to her jail time, Rosing was required to perform 100 hours of community service and pay a $25 fine under a plea deal for pleading guilty to her crimes.
At the time, Rosing stumbled back onto campus in Lexington, Kentucky, after a night out drinking before launching herself at Spring who was manning the front desk.
When University of Kentucky police officers arrived to detain her at 4am she told them she gets ‘special treatment’ because she has ‘lots of money’, and refused to identify herself to officers as she was slung into jail.
Sophie Rosing’s attorney’s requested in February that their client be released early on probation, but on Wednesday, a judge denied that request. (Pictured: Rosing during the incident)
During the outlandish moment, Rosing threw herself at Spring, told her to ‘do her chores’, and repeatedly called her an ‘ugly n***** b****’
She had bitten, kicked and informed them of her ‘wealth’ as they tried to restrain her – despite growing up in a modest three-bedroom and two-bathroom family property in Fort Mitchell with her parents and siblings.
She posted a $10,000 bond and was released the following night after her arrest.
She was suspended by the university within hours of the incident, and permanently banned from campus three days later.
Rosing was also fired from her influencer job with Dillard’s Campus Collective Program after footage of her racially abusing the fellow student went viral.
A representative for Dillard’s branded her behavior as ‘abhorrent’ adding that they ‘do not condone racism or hate in any form.’
Following the incident, Spring made an impassioned speech at an anti-racism march at the University of Kentucky.
She told the crowd: ‘I was physically, verbally and racially assaulted by Jane Doe, aka Sophia Rosing.
‘This is a recurring issue in and across the American school system no matter what age.
Sophia Rosing (pictured), 23, was caught unleashing a vicious tirade on camera in 2022 toward a black staffer, Kylah Spring. She was eventually arrested and convicted for her crimes
At the time, Rosing stumbled back onto campus in Lexington, Kentucky, after a night out drinking before launching herself at Spring (right) who was manning the front desk
‘I am deeply saddened by the events that took place, but I am most grateful for justice that is to come.
‘To Miss Rosing, you will not break my spirit and you will be held accountable for your actions. I only pray that you open your heart to love and try to experience life differently and more positively.
‘As Michelle Obama once said, “When they go low, we go high”. I will continue to address this situation with grace and humility.’
Spring has since revealed that she told Rosing at a sentencing hearing ‘that she didn’t break my spirit.
‘That was one of the things I said the first time I ever spoke about what happened and that rings true today.’
She told the court at the time: ‘I do understand that one moment should not define you for the rest of your life, and I also understand that for every moment, we are accountable for what we do.’
But Rosing’s attorney Fred Peters has said that his client stopped drinking in the aftermath of the viral tirade.
‘She’s extremely remorseful,’ he said.
Rosing’s mother, Jill (right), and her father (left) are seen with their daughter (middle) after she was released from jail the day after the incident
‘She has had a lot of time to think about what she has done, and she wrote a nice letter of apology.’
The attorney went on to admit that Rosing’s actions that night were ‘awful.’
‘She got into a scuffle with the clerk, bit people on the hand,’ he told the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Still, Peters argued that her one-year prison sentence is ‘excessive.’
The mother of the disgraced student, Jill Rosing, set up a petition online that claimed her daughter should be forgiven for her unspeakable actions because ‘no one is perfect.’
Her mother and Rosing’s father remained quiet until the petition came out.
The petition was set up to help Rosing complete her education because she needs ‘support to pick up where she left off in all the madness and bloodthirst.’
‘Sophia is very remorseful for what she has done. She cannot take back or erase any mistakes made in the past but she can learn from them and ensure that she doesn’t make the same mistakes again in the future.
Following the incident, Spring made an impassioned speech at an anti-racism march at the University of Kentucky (pictured)
Rosing’s attorney Fred Peters has said that his client stopped drinking in the aftermath of the viral tirade. (Pictured: Rosing in court in August 2024)
‘There is still hope in resuming the track for everything she has accomplished with her education and brand partnerships,’ her mother said.
Spring, meanwhile, said she remains unconvinced of Rosing’s remorse – noting that she did not address her behavior in court.
‘I feel that a person that is remorseful takes actions that are moving towards proving they are remorseful. Not just words,’ she said.
‘I think her admitting at least a piece of what she’s done – admitting the things she said and being able to own up to them, I think it’s going to follow behind.
‘Seeing yourself act in that light is not an easy thing to see, I imagine, so I guess there’s still a bit of maturing and unpacking she needs to do with that. So I’ll give her the space to do that.’
‘I forgive her more so for myself, she added.
‘I was raised not to hold grudges, I was raised that we give people forgiveness because God forgave us.’
