Kroy Biermann Jr, the 15-year-old son of Kim Zolciak, was granted $200,000 bond on Friday facing seven felony sexual assault charges in Georgia.
Judge Melynee Leftridge granted bond at Georgia's Fulton County Superior Court pending an October 14 arraignment, ruling that proceedings will remain open. The teenager, known as KJ, has been held at Atlanta's Metro Regional Youth Detention Center since his August 17 arrest over an alleged assault involving a female classmate in April.
Prosecutor Claims Prior Sexual Allegation
Before Judge Leftridge made her ruling at the bond hearing, Deputy District Attorney Caitlin McGillicuddy claimed investigators found videos on KJ's phone allegedly depicting him having penetrative sex with a family member under the age of 12. McGillicuddy claimed there were "multiple encounters" on video found on the cell phone and alleged they showed KJ using "predatory, derogatory" language toward the victim.
McGillicuddy told the court: "This would now mark the second time he has been charged with an offense of a sexual nature of a very serious kind which involves female victims." She disclosed that KJ had previously been charged with sexual battery of a victim under 16, a charge not previously made public due to Fulton County Juvenile Court rules. KJ has been under court supervision for that charge since October 2025, which is set to expire in 2027.
McGillicuddy requested bond be set at $190,000, saying the alleged victim in the April case suffered "documented physical injury" as a result of the incident, which she described as "predatory."
Defense Denies Misconduct Characterization
In a statement obtained by the Daily Mail, defense attorney Jason Sheffield denied the prosecutor's claims regarding the prior matter. "The characterizations made in court regarding the prior juvenile matter involving KJ Biermann grossly misrepresent both the facts and the ultimate resolution of that case," Sheffield said.
"The matter arose from inappropriate, crude behavior involving two middle-schoolers," Sheffield continued. "It did not result in an adjudication for statutory rape, sexual intercourse, or any comparable offense. Any suggestion otherwise is inaccurate and creates a materially misleading impression of how the juvenile matter was ultimately resolved."
Pleading for bond during Friday's hearing, Sheffield told the judge: "This has been so traumatizing to [KJ] personally. He is not a boisterous kid. He is somewhat quiet." Defense filings submitted to the court stated that Biermann Jr is "a high school student in good standing who has demonstrated strong academic achievement," on top of receiving scholarships for his athletic prowess.
Sheffield pointed out that KJ never fled the state despite knowing about the charges since April and noted that he submitted to polygraph testing. Sheffield previously stated: "My client is 100 percent innocent and tried to present evidence to the arresting officer, including a passed Polygraph by a notable and respected sex offender Polygrapher."
Parents Attend Court amid Contentious Divorce
KJ was supported at his bond hearing on Friday by his parents, reality television personality Kim Zolciak, 48, and former football player Kroy Biermann, 40. The estranged couple, who parted ways in 2023 after a series of breakups and reconciliations and are in the middle of a contentious divorce, put their differences aside to present a united front.
The former couple arrived at Fulton County Superior Court separately and did not interact in the courtroom. An eyewitness reported that Zolciak remained "stone-faced" while sitting beside her 29-year-old daughter Brielle Biermann, while Kroy looked "stressed." Zolciak and Brielle refused to answer questions from reporters when leaving the courtroom.
Last month, Zolciak hit out at the allegations in a statement to the Daily Mail, branding them "reckless and deeply troubling." Zolciak said: "He categorically denies ever being involved with this woman or engaging in the conduct she has alleged. My son voluntarily took a polygraph examination regarding these allegations and passed. Additionally, an examination was conducted, and no DNA belonging to my son was found."
Details of Lifetime Fitness Center Allegations
The teenager was indicted by a grand jury on seven felony charges, including aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, three counts of sexual battery against a child under 16 and false imprisonment. The charges stem from an alleged encounter with a female classmate at a Life Time fitness center in Alpharetta, Georgia, on April 23.
According to Fulton County Juvenile Court papers, the alleged victim said she was at the gym when she saw KJ, who suggested going into a co-ed sauna. To reach the sauna, they walked through a family changing room, which is where the alleged incident happened.
The girl claimed KJ began to touch her and she said no. She alleged he forced her to perform oral sex on him and attempted "multiple times to have sexual intercourse with her by trying to pull down her pants," adding that when she "finally managed to get away from him... he pulled up his pants and left."
An officer was dispatched to North Fulton Hospital on April 24 for a reported sexual assault after the victim and her father reported the incident. The alleged victim was examined at the hospital on April 24, and no evidence of male DNA was found in her mouth or vagina. Police attempted to contact Kroy Sr on May 14 and spoke with him on May 18, when he said he would "discuss the matter with Kim."
Juvenile Transfer Motion and Sentencing Risks
Earlier this week, Sheffield filed a transfer request with Fulton County Court to move the case to Georgia's juvenile justice system. If convicted as an adult, KJ faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison up to life without the possibility of parole. Sheffield wrote in court documents filed September 8: "He would have to serve every day of each 25-year sentence, if run consecutively."
Sheffield argued that KJ, who was 14 at the time of the alleged assault, can still benefit from rehabilitation. "At fifteen, KJ's story is not finished," Sheffield wrote. "That proposition is not sentimental. It is developmental reality, and it is embedded in Georgia's statutory scheme. KJ is not an adult offender who happens to be young. He is an adolescent whose development is ongoing and can demonstrate his ability for understanding, growth and change."
Sheffield added that the "juvenile justice system does not mean an absence of accountability" and stated: "The adult system asks principally what punishment an offense deserves. The transfer statute asks a different question: What should happen to this child?" He requested closing parts of the upcoming transfer hearing and sealing juvenile records to protect both minors, writing: "Neither child chose this attention. Yet both must now live beneath it."
Procedural Timeline and Upcoming Arraignment
Friday's appearance followed the sudden cancellation of a scheduled Tuesday court hearing after the state's indictment filed last Thursday became the controlling action, changing the presiding judge. Sheffield confirmed: "We will have several court dates coming up, including a motion to transfer the case to juvenile court, a bond hearing, and an arraignment on the current indictment."
Sheffield added: "We are expecting to enter not guilty pleas to all charges at the plea and arraignment hearing on October 14." He criticized pre-trial detention for minors, stating that the severity of charges "effectively strips away many of the protections we ordinarily associate with treating a child differently from an adult." Zolciak, who celebrated KJ's 15th birthday in May, remains involved in ongoing divorce proceedings with Biermann.
