Robert Berchtold (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail.

In January 1974, a Mormon stake high council disciplined Bob Berchtold for his involvement with “another young girl,” perhaps not his main abuse victim.

Berchtold had tried to victimize at least a half-dozen other young girls in that era and had been reprimanded by the LDS church in 1974. While we don’t know what that reprimand consisted of, it wasn’t an excommunication.

The Netflix documentary/series: Abducted in Plain Sight covers Berchtold’s story.

FLOODLIT has received a report from someone who knew Berchtold. The source said Berchtold spent seven years working at the Las Vegas Nevada Mormon temple as an ordinance worker and that he was a bishopric counselor for some time.

Berchtold allegedly had at least seven victims.

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Sources

  1. Robert Berchtold - obituary, , October 20, 2025.
  2. Why Didn’t Robert Berchtold Of 'A Friend Of The Family' Serve Significant Jail Time? - Oxygen, , October 20, 2025.
  3. Abducted in Plain Sight - Netflix, , October 20, 2025.
  4. The Role Mormon Religion Plays In 'Abducted In Plain Sight' - Forbes, , October 20, 2025.

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