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KJ Biermann’s cellphone confiscated by parents over a year before sodomy and sexual battery arrest

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Zilio, B., & Grant, N. (2026, September 17). KJ Biermann’s cellphone confiscated by parents over a year before sodomy and sexual battery arrest. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/17/celebrity-news/kj-biermanns-phone-confiscated-by-parents-over-a-year-before-sodomy-and-sexual-battery-arrest/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Bernie Zilio, Nate Grant

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Kim Zolciak filed an emergency motion in divorce court over her estranged husband Kroy Biermann’s seizure of their children’s phones, including 15-year-old KJ's device, more than a year before he was indicted for sodomy and sexual battery. The February 2025 dispute centered around Zolciak's limited access to the kids and concerns over what Biermann had "discovered" on their phones. Despite this, no public information exists about what occurred during the court-ordered inspection of KJ’s phone or its connection to his subsequent legal troubles.
Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

In February 2025, Kim Zolciak, a reality star, filed motions in divorce proceedings against her estranged husband, Kroy Biermann, over access to their children's cellphones. Specifically, on February 18, 2025, she requested an emergency hearing after claiming that Kroy had taken control of the kids' phones and restricted her access. A month later, in a related filing in Cobb County, Georgia, it was noted that there had been an inspection of their "eldest child’s cellular telephone." This phone would later become central to KJ Biermann, their son's, arrest on sodomy and sexual battery charges more than a year after the initial dispute. However, the articles do not confirm if Zolciak or her husband knew what was on the device at the time of the divorce proceedings.

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“The articles describe different stages of a legal process involving KJ Biermann's phone dispute with his parents and his later arrest for sodomy and sexual battery.”
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Cobb County Fulton County Georgia Page Six REDACTED

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Georgia GPE · 3× Kroy PERSON · 3× Page Six ORG · 3× Cobb County GPE · 2× Fulton County GPE · 2× Kim PERSON · 2× Zolciak PERSON · 2× KJ Biermann’s PERSON · 1× Kim Zolciak PERSON · 1× Kroy Biermann PERSON · 1×

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Kim has also maintained her son’s innocence in a statement to Page Six, saying, “The allegations being made against my son are nothing short of reckless and deeply troubling.” She continued, “We remain confident that the facts and evidence will establish the truth, and we ask that people allow the proper process to take its course rather than spreading unproven allegations.”
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🔮 “In protecting the best interests of the children, Mother will not put into this public pleading what is alleged to be on REDACTED,” the motion states.

Claims (27 extracted, 5 hedged)

KJ Biermann’s cellphone became the subject of a bitter divorce court dispute between his parents more than a year before prosecutors said investigators found disturbing videos on the teen’s device. asserted
investigators → become → device
Page Six has not independently confirmed any connection between the two events or what, if anything, his parents Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann knew about the contents of the phone at the time. asserted
parents → confirm → time
On Feb. 18, 2025, Zolciak, 48, claimed in a motion for an emergency hearing in Fulton County that her estranged husband, 41, had taken possession of their children’s cellular devices and restricted her access to the kids after he made a “discovery” that remains redacted from the public documents. asserted
that → claim → documents
The reality star also filed a heavily redacted motion for an in-camera inspection, which is a private review of evidence by a judge, that same day. asserted
which → file → judge
The filing itself does not identify what she felt needed to be reviewed. asserted
she → identify → ?
However, a later filing dated Feb. 21, 2025, in Cobb County, Georgia, where the couple’s divorce case was moved to, asserted
case → date → where
referenced the order regarding the inspection of their “eldest child’s cellular telephone, and the data thereon, which had been the subject of the in-camera inspection motion. asserted
which → reference → motion
The couple share 4 children: KJ, 15, Kane, 14, and twins Kash and Kaia, 12. asserted
couple → share → children
The Motion for Emergency Hearing filed by Zolciak claims that on Feb. 7, 2025, Kroy informed a court-appointed, neutral mental health professional about a discovery that remains redacted from the filing. uncertain
that → file → filing
“In protecting the best interests of the children, Mother will not put into this public pleading what is alleged to be on REDACTED,” the motion states. asserted
motion → protect → REDACTED
The filing goes on to claim that Kroy “began battening down the hatches,” writing that he “unilaterally directed Mother that she would no longer have parenting time with any of the children, took possession of the children’s phones, and prohibited the children from communicating with Mother.” uncertain
she → go → Mother
“Mother has had extremely limited parenting time, and Mother has grave concerns for the children’s safety and wellbeing, as well as the preservation of evidence which may be (or may have been) stored REDACTED,” the filing continues. uncertain
filing → have → evidence
The two filed a joint statement of dismissal for the divorce proceedings in Fulton County, before refiling in Cobb County. asserted
two → file → County
The former couple agreed that their attorneys would seek an order governing the handling and inspection of their “eldest child’s cellular telephone, and the data thereon,” which the document said had been the subject of the Feb. 18, 2025, in-camera inspection motion. asserted
document → agree → motion
The following month, the court entered an order sealing documents related to the matter. asserted
court → enter → matter
Representatives and lawyers for KJ, Kim, and Kroy did not return request for comment on this story. asserted
Representatives → return → story
KJ was indicted earlier this month by a grand jury in Georgia on seven total charges — aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, three counts of aggravated sexual battery against a child under 16 and false imprisonment. asserted
KJ → indict → 16
The charges stem from KJ’s alleged acts against a victim under the age of 16 on April 23, at a Life Time Fitness in Alpharetta, Georgia. asserted
charges → stem → Alpharetta
KJ’s lawyer, Jason Sheffield, has denied the claims against his client in a statement obtained by Page Six, stating that the teen “is not only presumed innocent, but is, in fact, innocent. uncertain
teen → deny → fact
Kim has also maintained her son’s innocence in a statement to Page Six, saying, “The allegations being made against my son are nothing short of reckless and deeply troubling.” She continued, “We remain confident that the facts and evidence will establish the truth, and we ask that people allow the proper process to take its course rather than spreading unproven allegations.” asserted
process → maintain → allegations
Kroy has not publicly spoken on the allegations against his son. asserted
Kroy → speak → son
KJ appeared in his first court appearance on Friday, where the prosecution claimed videos were found on the teen’s phone allegedly showing him having sex with an underage family member. uncertain
him → appear → member
He is also barred from contact with the alleged victim, her family or associates, as well as anyone 16 or younger, and will be subject to electronic monitoring. asserted
He → bar → monitoring
Sheffield said in a statement obtained by Page Six, “The matter arose from inappropriate, crude behavior involving two middle-schoolers. asserted
matter → say → schoolers
It did not result in an adjudication for statutory rape, sexual intercourse, or any comparable offense.” asserted
It → result → rape
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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