On April 13, Teton County prosecuting attorney Bailey Smith initiated a new case against Ryan Richard Berry, charging that the Tetonia resident had intentionally destroyed evidence after allegedly committing rape.
In February of 2018, Berry was arrested on charges of felony rape, false imprisonment, misdemeanor battery, and giving alcohol to someone under 21. He was later charged with video voyeurism after images and a video were found on his phone and computer.
The new criminal complaint asserts that on the night or early morning of the alleged rape, Berry knowingly destroyed or tried to destroy evidence of the crime by bathing the victim, laundering her clothes and his bedding, cleaning surfaces touched by the victim, and attempting to prevent the victim from leaving and encouraging her to drink water until chemical substances he had provided her had left her system.