Dec 26, 2022

Kan. corrections officer remains jailed for alleged sex with inmate

Posted Dec 26, 2022 1:00 AM
Dutcher-photo Shawnee Co.
Dutcher-photo Shawnee Co.

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a corrections officer for an alleged sexual relationship with a juvenile inmate, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

On Dec. 15, officials arrested 24-year-old  Catherine Michelle Dutcher. She remains in the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on a $10,000 bond, according to online jail records.

 The Kansas Dept. of Corrections hired Dutcher in August. She was fired on the day deputies arrested her. The case will be presented to the Shawnee Co. District Attorney.