Former UK student released early from 12-month sentence after assaulting Black woman

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Sophia Rosing, the former University of Kentucky student who was sentenced in October 2024 for assaulting a Black woman on campus, was released early from her year-long sentence.

On Wednesday, officials with the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet told FOX 56 News that Rosing received pre-sentence credit and good time by the jail, leading to her release on May 11, over five months ahead of the end of her original sentence.

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In November 2022, a video of Rosing assaulting a Black woman inside a campus dorm went viral.

After entering a guilty plea, Rosing, 23, was sentenced in October 2024 to 12 months in the Fayette County Detention Center, 100 hours of community service, and a $25 fine…

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