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In Her Defence: Breach of Trust

by The Globe and Mail
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Today: #187 in True Crime on our combined chart.

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About the show

What happens when one of the “good guys” turns out to be a bad guy? The highly-acclaimed true crime podcast series In Her Defence returns with In Her Defence: Breach of Trust. This seven-episode season explores the case of Sgt. Robert Semenchuck, a Regina police officer who preyed on hundreds of vulnerable women using information from police databases. Some of those women risked it all to expose him, and hold him accountable. But would the system punish one of its own? Hosted by award-winning crime reporter Jana G. Pruden, and based on more than 50 hours of exclusive interviews with dozens of women, police officers, lawyers and legal experts, In Her Defence: Breach of Trust reveals serious gaps in the way law enforcement agencies in Canada are policing themselves, and the serious harm women are suffering as a result. Launching September 8, 2026. Follow In Her Defence now, so you don’t miss an episode.

Latest episodes

  • Episode 4: Eyes on IEIS

    September 29, 2026 · 41 min

    Jana learns more about Robert Semenchuck’s life and history as a police officer – and about the powerful database he was using to access personal information about his victims. Police professional standards investigators prepare to make an…

  • Episode 3: Witnesses to a Crime

    September 22, 2026 · 36 min

    Dozens of women receive a mysterious phone call from police in Regina, telling them they’ve been witnesses to a crime. A meeting with police investigators leaves some victims terrified, and brings old trauma painfully back to the…

  • Episode 2: Bob. Bob Semenchuck.

    September 15, 2026 · 29 min

    Officers at the Regina Police Service begin an internal investigation of one of their colleagues, and turn up a case larger and more complex than they could have imagined. Sgt. Alana Heiliger begins to identify patterns in an officer’s use…

  • Episode 1: Steve Wrong Number Boy

    September 8, 2026 · 39 min

    It was one single word that caught the attention of Kerry Benjoe, and made her question what she knew about the man she’d been seeing on-and-off for five years. What she learned would turn her life upside down, and expose a shocking web of…

  • Introducing In Her Defence: Breach of Trust

    June 22, 2026 · 3 min

    What happens when one of the “good guys” turns out to be a bad guy? A Regina police officer preyed on hundreds of vulnerable women using information from police databases. Some of those women risked it all to expose him and hold him…

  • Persevere, keep trying, don’t give up / âhkamêyimok

    October 28, 2024 · 40 min

    What was Amber doing when she disappeared? Police provide some new information about the rest of the phone call, and their investigation. Amber’s mother faces a serious new threat, but vows to keep fighting. Email the reporter, Jana…

  • The Voice / ni nisitawinawâw

    October 21, 2024 · 33 min

    The release of the voice brings out a flood of tips and suspects. Experts study the tape for clues about the voice, while police come to realize the recording doesn’t have the investigative value they once hoped. Amber’s biological brother…

  • Blatant Failures / mâmâsîs ê-tôtahkik

    October 14, 2024 · 30 min

    A notorious serial killer prompts a broad reckoning around the murder of Indigenous women and girls in Canada. Amber’s family files an official complaint around how her missing persons investigation was handled, and a review of the case…