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Sophia Rosing poses for her mugshot after being sentenced to 12 months in jail for assault on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Photo provided by Fayette County jail website

Former UK student to serve remainder of sentence, court denies shock probation request

Hannah Piedad, Assistant News Editor March 12, 2025

Fayette County Circuit Court denied former University of Kentucky student, Sophia Rosing’s, shock probation request on Wednesday, March 12, according to court documents. After consideration, the court...

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Louisville man arrested in connection to on-campus sexual assault

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter March 4, 2025

This story was updated as of 3:39 p.m. on March 5, 2025. A Louisville man was arrested in connection with a reported on-campus sexual assault, according to WKYT.  Angus Thompson, 18, was arrested...

Rape reported in on-campus residence hall

Rape reported in on-campus residence hall

Isabella Sepahban, Assistant News Editor January 27, 2025

Correction: No one has been charged in connection to the incident.  Two counts of 1st degree rape reportedly occurred in Smith Hall on Jan. 17, according to the University of Kentucky Police Department...

UK police notify campus of sexual assault

UK police notify campus of sexual assault

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter March 31, 2023

The UK Police Department released a crime bulletin via campus-wide email on Thursday notifying the UK campus community of a reported sexual assault.  The report was filed on Wednesday, March 29, but...

Sophia Rosing appears in court for an arraignment hearing on Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Robert F. Stephens Circuit Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky.

Former UK student pleads not guilty in arraignment hearing

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 17, 2023

Former UK student Sophia Rosing entered a not-guilty plea at the Lexington Circuit Court Friday morning, after assaulting a student worker in Boyd Hall on Nov. 6, 2022. According to Judge Lucy A. VanMeter,...

Sophia Rosing leaves the stand at her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at the Robert F. Stephens District Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

Former UK student arrested for assault waives right to preliminary hearing

Kendall Staton November 15, 2022

Former UK student Sophia Rosing appeared in court this morning for a preliminary hearing on charges of assault and public intoxication. Upon arrival, Rosing waived the right to a preliminary hearing based...

Kylah Spring, the victim of assault and racial slurs while working at Boyd Hall, stands in the middle of demonstrators during the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

What is known about the case of assault on UK’s campus

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief November 11, 2022

UK student worker and freshman Kylah Spring was subjected to physical and verbal assault while working a night shift as a desk clerk in UK’s Boyd Hall residence hall.  The former student charged...

Sophia Rosing's mugshot from the Fayette County jail website.

Capilouto: UK student arrested for assault is banned from campus

Hannah Stanley, News Editor November 9, 2022

After facing charges of assault and intoxication, Sophia Rosing is no longer a student at UK. The university suspended Rosing on an interim basis hours after the incident, according to UK president Eli...

Incident of assault on UK campus under investigation

Incident of assault on UK campus under investigation

Kristen Roberts, Reporter November 7, 2022

UK published a news release on Nov. 7 condemning racial violence and updating the campus on the student conduct investigation following a UK student arrest made in Boyd Hall early Sunday morning. “Students,...

The parents of Sophia Rosing leave the courtroom on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the Robert F. Stephens District Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Student arrested on assault charges appears in court, pleads not guilty

Kendall Staton, Asst. News Editor November 7, 2022

UK student Sophia Rosing appeared in court for her arraignment hearing via video conference from the Fayette County Detention Center on Monday, Nov. 7. She entered a not guilty plea to the charges of alcohol...

UK student assaulted near William T. Young Library

UK student assaulted near William T. Young Library

Hannah Stanley September 8, 2021

A reported assault took place involving four male UK students who assaulted another male UK student around 2 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2021, according to UK Police Chief Joe Monroe.The attack took place near University...

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UK Police: Student reportedly sexually assaulted on campus

Kernel News Desk September 30, 2019

A female student was allegedly sexually assaulted in a residence hall early Sunday morning, according to a crime bulletin released by UK police.The alleged assault occurred between the hours of midnight...

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