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Fans of Don’t Be Tardy were shocked when it was revealed that Kim Zolciak‘s 15-year-old son Kroy “KJ” Jagger Biermann was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a high school classmate this year.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, it then came out that he was accused of having sex with an underage family member after videos were found on his phone.
While he was granted a $200,000 bond, tonight a shocking update on the case was reported.
According to TMZ, prosecutors filed emergency court documents in his criminal case.
The outlet obtained a court docket in which prosecutors filed a motion asking the court to have interviews of “minor children” ordered.
While there weren’t any further details provided, TMZ noted that forensic interviews are done by professionals and the information the prosecutors would obtain would be used in the case.
As was previously reported, KJ was indicted on seven charges, specifically being accused of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment and three counts of sexual battery against a child under the age of 16.
While his release date from prison hasn’t been confirmed after his bond was granted, a September 15 court filing obtained by Page Six, noted that he would have to hand over all of his personal belongings, including his passport, prior to getting released from jail.
Other conditions that had been previously revealed – including a social media and cell phone ban – would “remain the same.”
A warning was also given to KJ not to contact the alleged victim in the sexual assault case or any of her friends or family members.
He will also be required to wear an ankle monitor so that his location is known.
While KJ was initially going to be tried as an adult, his legal team filed a motion to get his case transferred to juvenile court.
Page Six shared that his lawyer, Jason Sheffield, said at the arraignment hearing, which is due to take place on October 14, they plan to “enter a not guilty plea to all charges.” He also noted they planned on filing the motion so KJ would be “tried as a juvenile.”
“It is difficult to comprehend that a 14- or 15-year-old child can be held in detention for a month or longer simply waiting for a bond hearing,” Jason stated. “But that detention is a direct consequence of the detective’s decision to arrest him on charges of this magnitude.”
The outlet also shared a September 8 filing where Jason wrote, “The aggravated charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison, up to life.”
He stated the sentencing court “cannot probate any portion of the 25 years” and noted that KJ “would not be eligible for parole.”
“He would have to serve every day of each 25-year sentence, if run consecutively,” Jason elaborated.
“At fifteen, KJ’s story is not finished,” he also shared when requesting the case be moved to a juvenile court, as he feels KJ was 14 at the time of the alleged incident and should be given the chance to rehabilitate himself instead of having to face an adult criminal justice system. “That proposition is not sentimental. It is developmental reality, and it is embedded in Georgia’s statutory scheme.”
Jason added that KJ “is an adolescent whose development is ongoing” and “whose future cannot reliably be predicted merely from the labels attached to the allegations against him.”
