In this Nov. 21, 2017, file photo, Brianna Brochu, accused of contaminating her black roommate’s belongings at the University of Hartford, addresses the court during a hearing in Hartford, Conn. Photo : Mark Mirko ( The Courant via AP, Pool, File )

Brianna Brochu will not be facing any real punishment for smearing her bodily fluids all over, and tampering with, her black roommate’s belongings.


In fact, quite the opposite. Brochu, who was expelled from the University of Hartford in Connecticut following the incident, was granted a special type of probation on Monday that would allow her to avoid a criminal record altogether ... as if systematically contaminating another person’s living space were no big deal.

According to the Hartford Courant, the victim in this scenario, Brochu’s former roommate Chennell “Jazzy” Rowe—who attended the hearing—did not oppose the request for accelerated rehabilitation. So now Brochu will have to perform a cushy 200 hours of community service, with 50 of those hours at a literacy organization in Greater Hartford and another 50 at a social services group.


If Brochu manages to not be disgusting stay out of trouble and complete those requirements, the charges she faced—breach of peace and criminal mischief—will be tossed out after two years.

Brochu will be forbidden from having contact with Rowe and will have to submit to a mental health evaluation.

Brochu, you might remember, was arrested after boasting about rubbing her used tampons on her roommate’s bag, as well as contaminating her eating utensils, toothbrush and other beauty products.

“Finally did it yo girl got rid of her roommate!! After 1 1/2 month of spitting in her coconut oil, putting moldy clam dip in her lotions, rubbing used tampons [on] her backpack, putting her toothbrush places where the sun doesn’t shine and so much more I can finally say goodbye Jamaican Barbie,” Brochu wrote in the caption for photos posted on Instagram.


What was especially alarming was how Rowe detailed how she had been continually getting sick while rooming with Brochu.

“While I’ve been here, I’ve been getting sick. Not knowing why I’ve been getting sick. It started with throat pain. I thought maybe because it’s colder up here, I’m just probably catching a cold,” Rowe revealed in a Facebook video detailing the ordeal. “The sore throat pain got worse and it was just throat pain. And this was happening for about a month. It got to the point where I had extreme throat pain where I couldn’t sleep, to the point where I couldn’t speak. Like, I’d try to whisper and I could barely whisper.”


The state, it is worth noting, avoided filing hate crime charges, a decision that earned the Hartford State’s Attorney’s Office loads of criticism. However, State’s Attorney Gail Hardy insisted that “the state does not bring criminal charges for personal or political reasons,” citing that there was no evidence that Rowe was being harassed because of her race or ethnicity.

The Courant notes that Rowe acknowledged how Brochu’s “acts of hate” traumatized her and resulted in nightmares, but Rowe also said that by giving Brochu a “second chance, I hope she will change her ways.”


Brochu’s lawyer, Thomas Stevens, apologized on Brochu’s behalf, saying that his client wanted to “express her regret” sooner, but he basically told her not to snitch on herself to avoid possible civil litigation.

I just have one thing to say: Ugh.