Found the relevant info on what happens if a felony charge is brought:
Adult criminal cases in the JDR court are tried under the same standards and procedures that are
applied in misdemeanor (criminal offenses that are not felonies) cases heard in the general district
court, where most other adult misdemeanors are tried. Adult criminal cases heard by the JDR court
generally involve offenses committed against children or family or household members.
Adults charged with committing felonies against children or family or household members are
brought into the JDR court after arrest for a preliminary hearing. This hearing is held to determine if there is probable cause to believe that the accused adult committed the felony. If probable cause
is found, the case is transferred to circuit court; otherwise the case is dismissed.
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So, if Chris is charged under misdemeanor incest, it can stay in J&DR court and we won't see much in the way of data on the state court website. If he is charged with any felony, including simple incest, it will kick up to circuit.
the problem with charging it as a misdemeanor is they kept him in jail for 3 months and denied him bail. misdemeanor incest is a one year sentence
even violent felonies manage to get bail
felony incest is up to 10 years
most likely he's being charged with felony incest. plus some other massive charges
In this case, Chris had nowhere to go, so the defense specifically didn't even try to get bail. Heilberg flat out agreed that it was best to keep Chris in jail for his own safety. If Chris had some other place to live he most likely could have easily gotten bail (although probably not the ability to pay it).
I doubt there will be much larger charges as the burden of proof will be much higher than the incest charge, which can still put him away for many years if that's their goal. Prosecution works like any other organization with a limited budget. "How can we do a good enough job, while spending the least amount of time and money?"
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