A Grand Rapids, Michigan Christian radio broadcaster was sentenced on Monday to at least 25 years in prison for the rape of an 11-year-old boy. , 35-year-old John Balyo plead guilty to the sexual assault, which Balyo arranged with the help of another man, Ronald L. Moser, 42, of Battle Creek, who has admitted to procuring boys for Balyo to have sex with. According to court documents, Moser brought the unnamed victim to a Fairfield Inn, where he and Balyo showered with the young boy, then photographed him before inducing him to perform oral sex on the Christian radio host as Moser watched. Balyo issued an apology to the boy and his family in court. “I just want to take this opportunity to say I am feeling very deep and constant remorse for my actions,” he said in front of the judge on Monday. “And I want the family to know I am very sorry and wish I could do something to correct what has been done.” Calhoun County Circuit Court Judge Conrad Sindt sentenced Balyo to serve the mandatory minimum sentence for child sex assault — 25 years — with the possibility of serving up to 50 years behind bars. When Balyo does get out of prison, he will be ordered to register with a national sex offender database and submit to constant monitoring via an ankle bracelet or other tracking device. Balyo faces additional sentencing in U.S. District Court in December on charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography. Both Balyo and Moser plead guilty in federal court. Moser will be sentenced this week and faces up to 40 years in prison on charges of possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child. The victim’s mother wrote a statement that was read aloud in court. In it, she said that “children should be loved and respected. They are not here to be used and abused. No child should be scared of people or of life itself. I think you should sit and rot in jail the rest of your miserable life.” Balyo was fired from his job at Grand Rapids’ WCSG when charges were brought against him. Shortly thereafter, his new wife divorced him. that Balyo was arrested on June 20 at a Christian music festival in Gaylord, Michigan. Balyo told the court: 'I did take images of a child and they were sexually explicit involving bondage and nudity. I performed sex acts as described. I knew it was wrong.' The 35-year-old was a host at WCSG until his arrest in June at the Big Ticket Christian music festival in Gaylord, Michigan. Balyo admitted in June that he had a rented storage unit where he kept a 'bondage kit' of handcuffs, chains and duct tape, a federal spokesman confirmed to MailOnline. It is claimed that Balyo paid a man to arrange a sex session with a minor for him. Handcuffs and other items were found in a suitcase after police searched a storage unit in Plainfield Township. A padlock, rubber gloves and children's socks were also seized, MLive reported. Balyo additionally had piles of articles about missing children and children's obituaries, it was reported, along with an erotic photography magazine. Balyo is married and has a stepson, according to the Christian Post. Balyo tied the knot around the same time he committed the sex crime. The DJ allegedly paid resident Ronald Moser, 41, to have sex with a young boy through a website he ran. Authorities who raided Moser's property on June 5 found him at a home with a boy. According to Mlive.com, in a photo album allegedly posted online by Moser, there were ten images of a young boy lying face down on a bed. His hands and feet were bound and he was wearing only underwear, which had been rolled up to show his buttocks, according to a federal agent. The albums had titles such as 'very cute boy,' and 'sexy boys', police said. The FBI said Moser put images online and planned to trade in child porn. It is alleged that Moser ran a website providing sex with underage boys for money. The investigation into the alleged pedophiles has involved multiple agencies as part of a larger 'Operation Predator'. Balyo was fired from his job at WCSG and the station publicly asked for prayers for the former host, his family and alleged victims. The 35-year-old had been at the radio station for eight years.

• published: 13 Nov 2014
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