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
- LDS positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
Case report
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.
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- AKA Bob Berchtold
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
- LDS mission: Switzerland - Swiss Austrian
- Lived in: Idaho,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Idaho,
- When accused, lived in: Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Latest update: died in 2005
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- Robert Berchtold - obituary
- Why Didn’t Robert Berchtold Of 'A Friend Of The Family' Serve Significant Jail Time? - Oxygen
- Abducted in Plain Sight - Netflix
- The Role Mormon Religion Plays In 'Abducted In Plain Sight' - Forbes
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view all information sources Why Didn’t Robert Berchtold Of 'A Friend Of The Family' Serve Significant Jail Time? - Oxygen
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view all information sources The Role Mormon Religion Plays In 'Abducted In Plain Sight' - Forbes
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Source type: News article
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