Grand Rapids Radio: Police Search For Other Possible Victims

John Balyo, un-identified child

Federal investigators say they have heard from several people who are concerned a longtime Christian WCSG 91.3 FM host accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old may have also targeted their children, according to WOOD-TV8.

John Balyo, 35, is charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct. He allegedly admitted to investigators that he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy in Battle Creek in May. He also allegedly pointed them to his storage unit, which contained what federal investigators called a “bondage kit.”

One week after his arrest, authorities said they have received “several” calls from people who worry Balyo may have acted inappropriately with their children.

Kenneth Duke, resident agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations, says authorities will investigate every single call — and that’s just the beginning.

Duke says they will also investigate Balyo’s contact with children through the photography business he ran on the side. The website featuring Balyo’s pictures of children and families has been taken down since his arrest Friday.  He also sponsored at least two children overseas through an international aid agency.

Duke also revealed that despite Balyo’s alleged confession to sexually assaulting a boy in a Battle Creek hotel room, agents do not believe the former radio host has been entirely truthful with them.

“He was slightly cooperative. He was definitely not fully candid with us during his interview,” said Duke. “We’ve talked to him once, but we (have since) developed information during forensic examinations of various electronic media that he wasn’t fully candid with us.”