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Former UK student arraigned on multiple felony charges after being caught on camera in racial attack

Sophia Rosing was caught on camera in November attacking Kylah Spring, a Black student desk clerk, and using racial slurs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former University of Kentucky student accused of verbally and physically assaulting another student has been arraigned on multiple felony charges.

Sophia Rosing, who was a senior set to graduate in May, was caught on camera in November attacking Kylah Spring, a Black student desk clerk, and using racial slurs. The video of the racist attack went viral. 

In response, Rosing was permanently banned from the university's campus and is ineligible to re-enroll as a student after she withdrew from the university.

She was arrested and now faces six felony charges for assault and disorderly conduct.  

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