Woman Loses Jobs after Assaulting Campus Workers, Police

Lexington, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) - A University of Kentucky senior is out of a job after video surfaced of her assaulting a university student worker and calling her racial slurs. 

University police arrested 22-year-old Sophia Rosing and charged her with public intoxication, third-degree assault of a police officer, fourth-degree assault and second-degree disorderly conduct after she allegedly physically assaulted a student desk worker and called her racial slurs early Sunday morning. 

Officials said the primary victim was working the desk of Boyd Hall on the university's campus when Rosing attempted to enter the building. 

“This girl, she walked in about 1-o-clock or 1:15, somewhere around that time. She did not look like a resident so I did not open the door,” the victim said in a video posted to her Instagram story. “But when she came in she stumbled across the front desk and came in and started to talk to the elevator.” 

University policy requires front desk workers to report it if someone appears drunk, and the victim called for a resident advisor to file a report and make sure Rosing got to where she needed to be safely. The victim and another student who was trying to help her asked Rosing to take a seat. 

"No one's trying to hurt you, just have a seat please," the worker is heard saying in the video as Rosing struggles to reach the elevator. Rosing then pulled away from them and attempted to hit them with a grocery cart that was nearby. 

At that point, Rosing called the victim and another student who was trying to help the worker a racial slur. Rosing attempted to enter the building and resisted the victim's attempts to restrain her, video shows, including swinging at one of the women. Rosing also reportedly call the victim the n-word more than 200 times during the incident, court records said. 

When police arrived, Rosing continued to call the women racial slurs, and according to the police report stated, "that she has lots of money and (gets) special treatment." When officers took her into custody and told her to sit back in her chair, she kicked the arresting officer and bit him on his hand. 

On Monday, the repercussions of her actions, mostly brought to light because of the video, were swift. 

In a tweet from the University, officials said the incident would be investigated.

"Early this morning, a disturbing incident was captured on video in a residence hall. The video is deeply offensive, and we take it very seriously," the school tweeted. "The safety and well-being of our students is our top priority, and we will not tolerate behavior that threatens it. 

Additionally, Rosing lost her job and her partnership with online fashion companies. 

Retail store Dillard's terminated her from her job immediately, saying via tweet that it "does not condone this behavior." 

College Fashionista, for which Rosing was an influencer, also condemned Rosing's behavior and terminated their relationship. 

"Today we learned of a video involving a College Fashionista member physically and verbally assaulting two Black women," the company said in an Instagram post. "At Her Campus Media and College Fashionista, we vehemently denounce this abhorrent behavior and do not condone racism or hate in any form. We unapologetically stand in support of BIPOC communities and affirm that Black lives matter. Full stop." 

The company said it would also be reviewing how it vets its community members and would be conducting internal training. 

University President Eli Capilouto said the incident would be investigate and that Rosing's behavior by the Office of Student Conduct. 

“The safety and well-being of our community has been — and will continue to be — our top priority,” he said in a statement. “The video images I have seen do not honor our responsibilities to each other. They reflect violence, which is never acceptable, and a denial of the humanity of members of our community. They do not reflect civil discourse. They are deeply antithetical to what we are and what we always want to be as a community.”

Fayette County District Judge Bruce Bell set her bond at $10,000 cash on Monday morning. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 15. She was ordered to have no contact with Boyd Hall or the victim and to have no contact with alcohol. 

Officials said the victims were not treated for any injuries.

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