Biermann has been held at the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center in Atlanta since his Aug. 17 arrest. He was indicted on several serious charges connected to an alleged incident involving a female classmate at a Life Time fitness center in Alpharetta, Georgia, on April 23.
The charges include aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, false imprisonment and three counts of aggravated sexual battery against a child under 16.
Former prosecutor and sexual assault case expert Lindsay Richards, who is not involved in the case, told Page Six that Biermann could be placed under close supervision if a judge grants him bond.
“I think there’s a likelihood he’ll be released and he will have a lot of conditions of his release,” Richards said.
Those conditions could include GPS monitoring, house arrest, schooling from home, educational programs and therapy, according to Richards.
She also described the charges as extremely serious and said a conviction could potentially lead to decades in prison. Richards suggested prosecutors may seek to have Biermann tried as an adult, although that decision has not been made public.
The allegations stem from a claim by a female classmate who says Biermann sexually assaulted her in a co-ed sauna at the fitness center. According to the allegations, he forced her to engage in sexual acts without her consent.
Biermann’s attorney, Jason Sheffield, strongly denies the accusations. Sheffield has said his client is “100% innocent” and claims his legal team has evidence that will support his defense.
Kim Zolciak has also publicly defended her son.
“The allegations being made against my son are nothing short of reckless and deeply troubling,” Zolciak said through her representative on Aug. 21. She added that Biermann “categorically denies” knowing the woman involved or engaging in the conduct she described.
His legal team has asked for his release, pointing to his academic and football achievements, his family connections and his ties to the local community.
Sheffield has also said Biermann voluntarily took a polygraph examination and that the results showed “no deception” when he answered two questions related to the alleged incident. A polygraph result, however, is not by itself a determination of guilt or innocence.
Biermann is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 8, where the case could take another step toward determining his custody and legal future.
For now, the allegations remain unproven, and Biermann is presumed innocent unless and until he is found guilty in court.
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