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Second trial scheduled for night nanny's remaining aggravated child abuse charges - Park Record.Lindsay Johnson, a 33-year-old night nanny accused of aggravated child abuse, will stand trial for a second time in September after a Summit County jury failed to reach a unanimous decision in her case last month.Jurors found Johnson not guilty on five counts of aggravated child abuse, a second-degree felony, in May.However, the jury was unable to reach a consensus regarding three aggravated child abuse counts tied to specific head injuries and two rib fractures, and Third District Judge Richard Mrazik declared a partial mistrial.Summit County prosecutors at the time said they planned to pursue a second trial for those remaining three counts, which has now been scheduled for Sept.29 to Oct.Johnson was arrested in late 2024 after a 6-week-old child in her care was admitted to Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital with brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken femur.She was charged with eight counts of aggravated child abuse, but Summit County jurors acquitted her of five of those counts.Summit County prosecutors called a team of doctors who treated the child at the time of his injuries to the stand throughout the first trial last month.Their testimony centered on the physical trauma the infant experienced and how injuries may appear differently in babies than an adult would expect.For example, one doctor said “shaken baby syndrome,” or head trauma caused by shaking or roughhousing with an infant, often appears as internal injuries, so parents or caregivers may not see visible bruising, cuts or other signs of harm.Johnson’s defense attorneys relied on similar arguments.They said it was possible the baby, who was born prematurely and struggled with other health issues before the alleged abuse, had unknowingly been hurt at an earlier point in time, with symptoms presenting themselves after Johnson’s overnight shift with the child.Johnson also took the stand to testify in her defense.She emphasized her attachment to the children she cares for and said her role as a night nanny is to support families.She denied all allegations of harming the baby.Johnson has been held in the Summit County Jail without bail since her arrest in 2024.Skye Lazaro, the lead defense attorney on Johnson’s case, filed a motion to reconsider bail shortly after the mistrial was announced, arguing the verdict had introduced “material changes” to the case that warranted Johnson’s release.Lazaro suggested a variety of solutions for Johnson’s housing situation, including sending her to live with family friends in Waterbury, Vermont, or having a friend sponsor Johnson in a Utah-based apartment.She argued there were other solutions to monitoring Johnson besides detaining her in jail, such as frequent visits with probation officers, but Mrazik disagreed.He said there were “not any less restrictive means at this time” and denied the request, according to court documents.