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Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
KJ Biermann, 15, Indicted on 7 Counts Including Child Molestation
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 3

KJ Biermann, 15, Indicted on 7 Counts Including Child Molestation

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 3

Summary

  • A Fulton County grand jury indicted KJ Biermann on seven counts Wednesday, adding child molestation, sexual battery against a child under 16, aggravated sodomy and false imprisonment to the case.
  • The 15-year-old had been arrested Aug. 17 in Alpharetta on two felony counts tied to an alleged April incident and is being prosecuted as an adult under Georgia's SB440 law.
  • No bond has been set, and Biermann is being held at the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center pending a preliminary hearing in September.
  • Kim Zolciak, his mother and a former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star, said he denies the allegations, passed a polygraph and was not linked by DNA evidence.

Insights

Did growing up in the reality TV spotlight blur the lines of consent for this teenager now facing serious felony charges?
With a passed polygraph and zero male DNA, could Georgia's strict laws still try this reality TV teen as an adult?
Is public sympathy from reality stars just another way to exploit a teenager's severe legal battle for podcast ratings?