Kim Zolciak’s Son KJ Biermann, 15, Gets $200K Bond, Barred From Younger Siblings
Kim Zolciak’s 15-year-old son, Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr., has been granted a $200,000 bond in his seven-felony sexual assault case under conditions barring him from contact with younger minors, including his siblings, as prosecutors disclosed in an earlier juvenile sexual battery case.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Melynee Leftridge granted Biermann bond Friday under strict conditions. He must remain at his mother’s Alpharetta home, wear a GPS monitor, attend school virtually, and stay off cellphones and social media. He may leave only for court or medical appointments.
Anyone under 16 is barred from living in or visiting the home while Biermann is there, including his younger siblings. He also cannot contact the teenage girl he is accused of assaulting and must surrender his passport.
The restrictions followed a bond hearing in which prosecutors disclosed that Biermann had previously faced a juvenile sexual battery case. Court records unsealed Friday show the earlier matter dates to April 2023 and involved another minor around his age at the time.
Prosecutors also described videos they said investigators recovered from Biermann’s cellphone in connection with the earlier case involving an underage family member. They argued that his history raised concerns about whether parental supervision would adequately protect others if he were released.
Defense attorney Jason Sheffield disputed the prosecution’s characterization of the earlier case.
Sheffield said it involved “inappropriate, crude behavior” between two middle-schoolers and did not result in an adjudication for statutory rape, sexual intercourse or a comparable offense. He argued that prosecutors were presenting the juvenile matter in a way that overstated both the conduct and how the case was resolved.
The earlier case also gives prosecutors another issue to raise as Biermann asks to move his seven-felony prosecution from superior court to juvenile court.
Georgia law sends certain serious charges involving defendants between 13 and 17 directly to superior court, including aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation and aggravated sexual battery. A judge can later transfer a case to juvenile court after weighing factors that include the allegations, the teenager’s age and maturity, prior history, public safety and prospects for rehabilitation.
Biermann’s juvenile history can now be considered as part of that review. Leftridge has not ruled on his transfer request.
Biermann was indicted Sept. 3 on seven felony charges, including aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated sodomy. He also faces false imprisonment and three counts of sexual battery against a child under 16.
The charges stem from an alleged April 23 encounter with a female classmate at a Life Time Fitness facility in Alpharetta. Prosecutors accuse Biermann of assaulting the girl inside a changing room. He has denied the allegations through Sheffield, who has said the defense intends to enter not guilty pleas to all seven counts.
Biermann had remained at Atlanta’s Metro Regional Youth Detention Center since his Aug. 17 arrest. His attorneys sought a $65,000 bond and proposed home confinement with his mother supervising him. Prosecutors argued against his release.
Leftridge ultimately set bond at $200,000 with the additional restrictions on Biermann’s movements, communications, and contact with minors.
His request to move the case to juvenile court remains pending. Biermann’s arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 14.
