Overview
- Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr. was released this week to his mother's home after a Fulton County judge set his bond at $200,000 and ordered strict house-arrest conditions.
- The teen was arrested on Aug. 17 and was indicted by a grand jury on Sept. 3 on seven counts that include aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery.
- Judge Melynee Leftridge required 24-hour monitoring, virtual schooling, a ban on cellphone and social media use, and no contact with the alleged victim or anyone under 16 as terms of release.
- Prosecutors told the court they found explicit videos on Biermann’s phone that allegedly show him with a relative under 12 and have filed motions for sealed forensic interviews of minor witnesses; the defense disputes those characterizations and seeks juvenile-court procedures.
- Evidence disputes remain central to the case, including a hospital exam that police say found no male DNA and conflicting accounts from the defense about a prior juvenile matter, with the court fight likely to determine whether he is tried as a juvenile or transferred to superior court.