Vile University of Kentucky student who called black staffer the N-word 200 times before assaulting her in viral video learns her fate

19:16 EDT 20 Oct 2024, updated 20:14 EDT 20 Oct 2024

A former University of Kentucky student who went viral for a horrific 2022 campus incident has been sentenced to prison.

Sophia Rosing, 23, a one-time business and marketing major, was caught unleashing a vicious tirade on camera – calling a black staff member the N-word at least 200 times while assaulting her.

Rosing will serve one year behind bars for the racist attack, Fayette Circuit Court Judge Lucy Vanmeter ruled Thursday.

She will also be required to perform 100 hours of community service and pay a $25 fine under a plea deal, in which Rosing pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of alcohol intoxication.

She briefly apologized to the victim, 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, Lex 18 …