Prosecutors in Johnson County have dropped a felony child abuse charge brought against a Shawnee day care operator, citing new evidence that showed the child was unharmed when he left her care.
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The decision came last month in the case of Katherine Konon, 55. The charge filed in 2019 accused Konon of striking a 6-month-old boy, causing a brain bleed.
Tom Bath, Konon’s defense attorney, says Konon has always maintained her innocence and is evaluating her options after losing a business she ran for more than a decade and incurring court-related costs.