Photo: Fayette County Detention Center
A former University of Kentucky student has been released from jail early after being convicted in a racist attack against a Black peer.
Last August, Sophia Rosing pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct, and public intoxication in connection with the 2022 attack on fellow University of Kentucky student Kylah Spring.
Rosing attacked Spring while she was working in a campus residence hall. Video of the attack showed Rosing using the N-word repeatedly. Spring said Rosing hit her multiple times and kicked her in the stomach. Rosing was arrested on the night of the attack and later expelled from the university. A grand jury indicted Rosing on six counts, including assault and public intoxication.
The ex-Kentucky student was sentenced in October to one year in jail, 100 hours of community service, and a $25 fine.
According to WLEX, an official said Rosing's charges were "amended to misdemeanors, and she was sentenced to 12 months in the county jail on October 17, 2024. She was serving a county sentence and was never in custody of the Kentucky Department of Corrections. She received pre-sentence credit and good time credit by the jail, which advanced her release to May 11, 2025."
The official noted that the Department of Corrections "had no role in her custody or release."
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