University of Kentucky student sobs in court as victim breaks down at anti-racism march

Publish date: 2024-05-17

A University of Kentucky student sobbed in court after pleading not guilty to calling a desk clerk the n-word over 200 times during a drunken rage.

Sophia Rosing, 22, was arrested early Sunday morning after she stumbled into the dorms on campus in Lexington, Kentucky, before she launched herself at fellow student Kylah Spring, who was working the front desk.

Footage showed her violent and racist outburst against Spring, with court documents revealing that she called her a 'n*****' more than 200 times.

Rosing on Monday sobbed as she appeared via video link at at District Court to plead not guilty to charges of intoxication in a public place, third-degree assault on a police officer, fourth-degree assault and second-degree disorderly conduct.

Pictures obtained by DailyMail.com show her walking out of the Fayette County Detention Center later Monday night, still wearing a tight skirt and boots.

She was accompanied by her parents, Jill and Don Rosing, who paid her $10,000 bond. Rosing is now banned from contacting Spring and will not be allowed to return to Boyd Hall, or drink alcohol.

Exclusive photos obtained by DailyMail.com show University of Kentucky student Sophia Rosing, 22, leaving the Fayette County Detention Center Monday night, still in her boots and tight skirt

The blonde 22-year-old was pictured trying to obscure her face as she left the jail Monday night

She was escorted out of the jail by her parents, Jill and Don Rosing, after apparently posting bail

Her parents were in the court room watching the hearing

Rosing sobbed as the charges were put to her, before pleading not guilty to all four of the charges that she faces

Earlier photos obtained by DailyMail.com show Jill and Don Rosing leaving the detention center

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Spring attended a anti-racism march on Monday night following the attack on Sunday, where she made an impassioned speech and told Rosing 'you will not break my spirit.'

Rosing attempted to cover her face while leaving the detention centre on Monday night, and her parents ignored questions when approached by DailyMail.com.

Rosing became emotional at her arraignment hearing on Monday afternoon, with her parents in attendance

During her rampage, the business and marketing major told University of Kentucky police officers that she gets 'special treatment' because she has 'lots of money', according to WKYT.

She 'kicked and bit' officers as they tried to place her under arrest, according to court documents.

University Police were finally able to take Rosing into custody just before 4am on Sunday following the now viral incident. She was being held at the Fayette County Detention Center - where she refused to identify herself to officers upon her arrival in the early hours.

Now, university students are calling for Rosing to be expelled from the university and are also urging President Eli Capilouto to do more.

A petition on Change.org has also been set up to get Rosing expelled from the school, with 117 people signing so far.

Spring, who was assaulted by Rosing, shared a post which said: 'Eli, as per usual makes a statement that means jack s*** without action.

'Sophia Rosing needs to be held accountable and expelled for what she did. We will not tolerate this hate on campus.'

They apparently walked out in the sunset without their adult daughter before coming back with the bail money

Her parents, Jill and Don Rosing, both sat in the courtroom watching as their daughter appeared via a videolink with her bond set at $10,0000

They left the courtroom after the hearing

Her parents appeared to discuss the case with a third man after Rosling pleaded not guilty to all four offences

Rosing was visibly intoxicated as she stumbled into the dorms on campus in Lexington, Kentucky, before she launched herself at fellow student Kylah Spring who was working the front desk

DailyMail.com can reveal that she grew up in a modest three-bedroom and two-bathroom family property in Fort Mitchell with her parents and siblings

Kylah Spring gave an impassioned speech at an anti-racism march in her honour on Monday night, telling Rosing 'You will not break my spirit'

When asked by DailyMail.com if Rosing would be suspended, the University declined to comment because the disciplinary investigation was ongoing.

Rosing had bragged to fellow students the year before the vile racist incident, saying 'I'm rich as f*** and you're obviously not'.

But DailyMail.com can reveal that she grew up in a modest three-bedroom and two-bathroom family property in Fort Mitchell with her parents and siblings.

Her father, Paul Donald Rosing, works as an Technology Executive for Messer Construction Co, but relatives of Rosing have not yet responded to request for comment.

Meanwhile, Rosing herself has been fired by fashion brand Dillard's for her outburst.

She was part of the Campus Collective Program, with a Dillard's spokesperson saying: 'Dillard's does not condone this behavior. Her relationship with Dillard's has been terminated immediately.'

In video of the incident posted online, Rosing was barely able to stand up straight as she tried to hit student Kylah Spring, who was working at the front desk of a dormitory on campus.

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When Spring and another black student tried to get Rosing to sit down, Rosing could be seen trying to punch the other victim and trying to kick Spring

In an Instagram post following the altercation, Spring explained why she had intervened in the first place.

She explained that Rosing walked into Boyd Hall, on Martin Luther King Blvd, after Spring had refused her entry because she did not have an ID card on her.

When blonde Rosing managed to get into the lobby she stumbled as she approached the elevators, which concerned Spring who was behind the front desk.

Spring said: 'I worked a shift tonight where was assaulted and called a n*****, and someone said other racial slurs towards me.

'It is a part of our job that if we see a student that's like very drunk, we are to call an RA to... write a report.

'So I reach my head out of the desk area, and I ask the girl 'Are you OK?'' Spring recounted, 'and she stared at me and started to call me a n*****.'

Sophia Rosing, 22, was visibly intoxicated as she stumbled into the dorms on campus in Lexington, Kentucky, before she launched herself at fellow student Kylah Spring who was working the front desk

Spring said that is when Rosing kicked her in the stomach, tried to run her over with a shopping cart that was in the lobby and bit her friend

Rosing, who is a double business and marketing major, has been fired by fashion brand Dillard's for her outburst

In an Instagram post following the altercation, Spring described what she had endured

Rosing is being held on a $10,000 bail after being arrested by campus police

At that point Spring called the RA and tried to prevent Rosing from entering the elevator, to wait for someone to arrive to help.

She added: 'And so I jumped in, I tried to move her off to the side, and she just kept going 'No n*****, you're a b****, you're a n*****, do my chores b****.

'And she kept doing that as I was trying to sit her down.'

Spring said that is when Rosing kicked her in the stomach, tried to run her over with a shopping cart that was in the lobby and bit her friend.

In an email to students following the altercation, President Eli Capilouto said Spring 'acted with professionalism, restraint and discretion.'

He noted that the school's Office of Student Conduct has launched an immediate review of the assault, and that its Student Success teams 'are reaching out to the student victims who were subject to this behavior to offer support.'

It added: 'To be clear: We condemn this behavior and will not tolerate it under any circumstances,' he said, as he vowed to update students with more information as it becomes available.

Rosing had previously been filmed berating another student at a party

She told the student in the video how she is rich and they apparently are not

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