Jan From 'Abducted In Plain Sight' Explains How She Forgave Her Parents Adultery

If you have watched Abducted in Plain Sight then you know exactly what I'm talking about here, and once again, if you have NOT taken the time to watch it, then please go and have a look.

If you remember correctly, you'll be lucky enough to have gone through one of the most dramatic moments in TV history. After leaving 90% of the world's jaws dropped, the Brobergs have become a house-hold name for the tragedy of having their daughter abducted twice, and also for both of the parents being in cahoots with the abductor at different times in their lives, before and after the abduction.

There was so many un-answered questions and complete and utter shock over this incredulous behaviour after finishing off the documentary, but one of the most prominent questions was - How did Jan wrap her head around both of her parents being involved with the man they both knew abducted her?

Well, in an interview with Vulture, Jan explains what her family situation was before and after the adultery and abduction, and how their way of dealing with things was both a catalyst to the trauma, as well as being the way they over-came it, together.

"My parents are such good people. We had an ideal childhood up until age 12, when whom we thought was our best friend kidnapped me and brainwashed me. We talked and communicated. My parents listened. There was no question that they loved us unconditionally and that they loved other people unconditionally. Which also made us susceptible, probably, to be manipulated, but those also were the things that saved me in the end," said Broberg.

She went on to talk about how her father really suffered with guilt over the incident with Berchtold in his car. He didn't admit to what exactly happened until years after, and when he passed away, last November, he hoped his story would help other people avoid such situations as his.

"My dad passed away in November, but he was ready for the world to know. He said if his experience can help just one other person avoid making the same mistake, it’s worth it. I mean, masturbation is not something to lose your mind over. He felt terrible about doing that. He had no idea what the bigger picture was — it was about him trying to blackmail him. B had a bigger, more sinister plan,"

She goes on to explain how her Mother felt about having an affair with Berchtold, being distraught and guilt ridden over the whole situation - giving us extra info we didn't think we needed to know..

She believed what she’d done was completely wrong and she felt terrible about having an affair before she knew what happened with me. Having an affair was totally out of her belief system, so it was with all of that tenderness that my mom told me about that experience. And she has maintained this story to this day — she only had sex with him three times. In all of the documentation, it says that she met up with Berchtold eight times, but she says she only had sex three of those times.

Jan explains that she was able to forgive her parents because she understood it was more than just an affair, it was emotional and sexual abuse on her parents, as well as herself. She talks about how grooming, and other forms of manipulation that she and her parents went through is tricky to understand, and that's why she doesn't blame her parents.

Grooming is a very interesting subject that I think many people do not understand. When you’re in it, when it’s happening to you, you don’t know it. It happens slowly all the time. I don’t feel like people really understand how it happens and they just blame my parents. The reality is that my parents were victims too, and this man was just a master manipulator.

The director of 'Abducted in Plain Sight' is in talks about making a sequel to the already infamous documentary. Here's hoping that even more of our questions are answered.