Friend Reported Bf After Finding Csam On His Pc. Bond Set To $300k, But May Be Revised At Initial Hearing Today. Friend Is Worried About Her Safety. Is Bond Likely To Be Lowered And Can She Request It Not Be Lowered? (nc)

My friend has had a horrible weekend, they found several images of CSAM on their boyfriends computer. They made the difficult choice of calling law enforcement, they came and confiscated the computer and arrested him. This happened early Saturday. The initial bond was set to $300k, however the police said that it may be revised on Monday at his initial hearing (happens in 2.5hrs). Prior to this they live together.

We have been helping my friend move everything out of their house but they have a lot of stuff and would likely need some more time. She is terrified of what he may do to her if he is released, especially if he comes home when she is at the house. The boyfriend has a charge for assault on a woman (I don't know the exact charge), so there is a legitimate reason to be scared.

We asked the police if we could be notified if or when he bails out, they said that is not possible but we can check the inmate list online. We've been checking that periodically.

I have a couple questions on her behalf

1. Is the bond likely to be lowered at the initial hearing? $300k is a lot, I'm not sure if that is just an amount they set on the weekend before the magistrate could look over it or if that is likely where it will remain.

2. Is there anything she can do to ask for it not to be lowered or even for her to request there be no bond at all given the circumstances?

Location: North Carolina

Update: The DA's office said that since she is not listed as a victim there's no procedure for a no contact order, but that they would tell the prosecutor she's scared of him being released. They said she could file for a more general protective order, but she wants to wait until the hearing before doing anything else.