MICHIGAN
Fox 17
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Balyo was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for sex crimes involving children.
Balyo, 35, was sentenced to 25 years for a charge of sexual exploitation of a child and 15 years for possession and production of child pornography.
Balyo’s sentence includes a lifetime of supervised release after prison. The former WCSG radio host will also pay $8,500 in restitution to the victims. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell told Balyo those victims will never fully recover from what he’s done to them. Bell said that is something Balyo will have to live with.
Prior to sentencing, Balyo told the judge he wants to be rehabilitated and help others who may be hiding similar “addictions.”
However, the federal prosecutor told the judge Balyo isn’t a safe person to have out in the community. She referenced the beginning of the case, when investigators found Balyo’s storage unit filled with things like a bondage kit and a collection of newspaper articles on abducted children and serial killers.
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