Sophia Rosing, the former University of Kentucky student who was filmed attacking a Black dorm desk clerk last year, has pleaded guilty to assault charges.
On Monday, the 23-year-old pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of public intoxication in Fayette County Circuit Court. According to her attorney, Fred Peters, Rosing is facing up to 1 year in jail and 100 hours of community service, and her sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 17.
"A lot of things got said, apologies were made and we worked it out," Peters said in a statement. "She has had a lot of time to think about what she has done, and she wrote a nice letter of apology."
Kylah Spring, the woman who Rosing attacked in the video, told WLEX that she didn't believe Rosing was being genuine with her apology. According to Spring, Rosing needs to show she's remorseful through her actions.
"I feel that a person that is remorseful takes actions that are moving towards proving they are remorseful," Spring said. "Not just words."
Rosing's drunken actions that night were filmed and showed her attacking Spring while calling her the n-word over 200 times. Spring said in a video that Rosing hit her several times and even kicked her in the stomach.
"The girl starts saying things like 'Do my chores,' 'It's not my fault that you're Black,' 'It's not my fault that you're ugly,' and at this point, she's like singing the N-word," said Spring at the time.
When police arrived, Rosing continued her violent behavior and allegedly attacked and bit an officer who arrested her. The president of the University of Kentucky expelled Rosing and banned her from campus following the attack. A grand jury formally indicted her last year.