KJ Biermann, the 15-year-old son of reality television personality Kim Zolciak and former NFL player Kroy Biermann, remains in custody in Georgia as his sexual assault case enters a significant new stage.
The teenager was arrested in August in connection with allegations involving a teenage girl, and the case has since escalated from an initial arrest to a seven-count felony indictment. His defense is now asking the court to move the case into juvenile court, a request that could have a major impact on how the proceedings unfold and what consequences KJ could face if he were eventually convicted.
KJ was arrested on August 17 and has remained at the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center in Atlanta. The charges initially reported against him included aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery. Prosecutors have now presented the case to a grand jury, which returned an indictment on September 3 containing seven felony counts.
The indictment includes aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment and three counts of sexual battery against a child under 16. The charges relate to an alleged incident on April 23, 2026, when KJ was 14 years old.
According to reports citing the criminal case, investigators allege that the incident occurred inside a family changing room at a Life Time fitness facility in Alpharetta, Georgia. Because the allegations involve a minor, identifying details about the alleged victim have not been included here.
KJ has denied the allegations through his attorney. His defense has maintained that the teenager did not commit the conduct alleged against him and is preparing to fight the charges in court. His attorney has also indicated that KJ intends to enter not-guilty pleas.
The case took another turn when a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for September 8 was canceled after the grand jury returned its indictment. Once the indictment was issued, the case moved into a different procedural stage, meaning the preliminary hearing would no longer proceed as originally planned.
Now KJ’s defense is concentrating on his age.
His attorney, Jason Sheffield, has filed a motion asking the court to transfer the case to juvenile court and keep the proceedings confidential. The defense argues that KJ should be treated as a juvenile because of his age at the time of the alleged incident and should have an opportunity for rehabilitation rather than being subjected to the adult criminal justice system.
The distinction could be extremely important because of the potential punishment associated with the most serious charges.
According to the defense’s court filing, the aggravated charges could carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison if KJ were ultimately convicted as an adult, with the possibility of a life sentence. The defense has argued that such a punishment would be disproportionate for someone who was only 14 at the time of the alleged conduct and that the juvenile system would provide a more appropriate path focused on rehabilitation.
The court has not yet ruled on the request.
KJ’s mother has also publicly stood behind him since the allegations became public. Kim Zolciak has said that her son denies the accusations and has described him as innocent. She has also spoken publicly about a polygraph examination that she said KJ voluntarily took and about information she said the family received concerning DNA evidence.
Those statements reflect the family’s position, not a judicial finding. A polygraph result or a family’s description of evidence does not determine whether a defendant is legally guilty or innocent. Those questions will ultimately be decided through the criminal proceedings.
The prosecution, meanwhile, has now secured an indictment containing seven felony counts, meaning the case has moved beyond the initial charging stage. An indictment, however, is not a conviction. It means the grand jury found sufficient grounds for the charges to proceed.
KJ’s continued detention has also become an important issue for his defense. His attorney has questioned why a 15-year-old remains incarcerated while waiting for the next stages of the case and has argued that the teenager should not be subjected to the same consequences as an adult defendant.
For now, KJ remains at the youth detention facility while the court considers the next steps.
The immediate development expected in the case is a bond hearing scheduled for September 11. Another important date is October 14, when KJ is expected to appear for arraignment on the seven-count indictment. His attorney has said the defense plans to enter not-guilty pleas.
The coming hearings could therefore determine much more than whether KJ is released while the case continues. They could help establish whether the teenager remains under the juvenile system or continues facing prosecution under adult procedures.
For now, that decision has not been made.
What is known is that KJ is facing seven felony charges stemming from allegations dating back to April, when he was still 14. He remains in custody, his defense denies the allegations, and prosecutors are moving forward with the case following the grand jury indictment.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged incident will ultimately have to be tested through evidence and testimony in court.
Until then, the charges remain allegations, and KJ Biermann remains legally presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The next stage of the case could be particularly important because the court will soon have to confront a difficult question at the center of the defense’s strategy: whether a teenager accused of serious felony offenses should face the full weight of the adult criminal justice system, or whether his age and potential for rehabilitation should move the case into juvenile court.
For KJ and his family, that decision could become one of the most consequential moments of the case so far.