Feds Find Child Mannequin, Bondage Kit inside Christian Radio Host's Storage Unit
By John Agar
The government says John Balyo, the former Christian radio host who was fired when he was arrested for sexually assaulting a young boy, had an anatomically correct child-sized male mannequin seized by federal investigators, records show. He kept the mannequin, tied up and in a dog crate and a federal prosecutor said he would point a pistol at it before masturbating. Balyo, 35, a former host at WCSG, will be sentenced Dec. 11 on federal charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possessing child pornography. He's already serving 25 to 50 years in prison on child sexual abuse convictions from state courts. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tessa Hessmiller filed a sentencing memorandum this week that outlined the allegations against Balyo as well as disturbing items seized by investigators. Here are some items of evidence police seized: • A bondage kit, which included four pairs of handcuffs, rolls of duct tape, a parachute cord, nylon rope, 107 zip ties, rubber gloves, two 18-inch chains and a padlock. He brought the kit with him when he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy at hotels in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. • Photos that Balyo took in 2008 of a then-16-year-old boy who was bound but not nude. • A thumb drive that included encrypted files titled: “hostage1” and “hostage2.” • Newspaper clippings related to the kidnapping, death and sexual abuse of children. •A collection of children’s obituaries. • A notebook with many boys’ names and phrases such as “swimming,” “photo shoot,” “sleeping/napping,” “strapped down,” “boy/cub scout,” “headlock,” “abuse” and “swim lessons.” • Articles about BTK (bind, torture, kill) serial killer Dennis Rader, who killed 10 in Kansas between 1974 and 1991. • Photographs of naked children. • DVDs, a camera, a camcorder jagar@mlive.com
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