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In Her Defence: Breach of Trust

by The Globe and Mail

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Today: #177 in True Crime on our combined chart.

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts
Oct 27	#177	#158
Oct 26	#178	#159
Oct 21	—	#198
Oct 18	—	#196
Oct 17	—	#182
Oct 16	—	#180
Oct 15	#185	#164
Oct 14	#190	#172

Latest episodes

Episode 7: Victim Impact

October 20, 2026 · 36 min

The women finally get a chance to address Robert Semenchuck in court, and their victim impact statements lead the judge to consider whether the plea bargain is an appropriate sentence. After a two-week wait, the women grapple with the…
Episode 6: Seduction and Deception

October 13, 2026 · 33 min

Is it possible to truly consent to sex, if you don’t know the true identity of the person you’re having sex with? Some of the women who had sexual relationships with Robert Semenchuck struggle with a plea deal they think is too lenient…
Episode 5: Bad Apples

October 6, 2026 · 38 min

Police sexual misconduct isn’t only a problem in Regina. Investigation shows dozens of officers around the country are accused of misusing their power – and databases – for sexual purposes, whether targeting vulnerable women and girls…
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…

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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…
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…
What the trees know / kîkwây mîtosak ê-kiskêyihtahkik

October 7, 2024 · 34 min

Police decide to release the tape to the public, hoping someone will recognize the voice of the man who was with Amber when she disappeared. Amber’s remains are found in a field outside the city, close to where four other women have been…
Home / wîkihk

September 30, 2024 · 32 min

Amber’s cousin gives us a tour of Fort Chipewyan, the northern Alberta community where Amber was raised. We learn about Amber’s life before she disappeared, and about the threats that were facing Indigenous women in Edmonton. The police…
Missing / ê-wanihiht

September 30, 2024 · 34 min

Amber Tuccaro flies south to Edmonton with her baby and a new friend, and vanishes. Amber’s family doesn’t trust the police investigation, and her relatives and friends do everything they can to find her and bring attention to her case…

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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.