How Could You? Hall of Shame-Bradley Borsuk and John Ballard

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Largo, Florida, two foster dads, Bradley Borsuk and John Ballard “have been arrested on child molestation charges, accused of sexually abusing a child who lived with them several years ago. It comes months after one of them was arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material in June.”

“According to an arrest affidavit from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Bradley James Borsuk, 50, was arrested Nov. 5 on a felony charge of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12.
Borsuk is married to John Ballard, who was arrested in June after investigators said they discovered dozens of videos depicting child sexual abuse material and five videos involving sexual acts with animals on his phone. Ballard was re-arrested on a child molestation charge.

The new affidavit says a child who was placed in the couple’s home between September 2021 and March 2022 reported being sexually abused by both men.

The child told investigators that Borsuk and Ballard repeatedly made the child engage in inappropriate sexual contact, sometimes nearly every day, according to the affidavit.

Investigators say the child also told them about a household rule that banned anyone from telling others what was happening.

Borsuk’s arrest comes months after Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri revealed that the couple had been foster and adoptive parents to more than 20 kids over several years.

During a June news conference, Gualtieri said the couple had fostered 23 boys between 2017 and 2023 and adopted five boys between 2015 and 2023.

At the time, Gualtieri said investigators were examining the circumstances surrounding the children who had lived in the couple’s home. The Florida Department of Children and Families was also conducting its own investigation.”

“Ballard initially faced dozens of charges, including 20 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and five counts involving sexual activity with animals. Now, both he and his husband, Borsuk, are facing a felony charge of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12. ”

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[WTSP 11/10/26 by Brenton Burkett]

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