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Ex-Regina Sergeant Gets Community Sentence for Misusing Police Database to Target Women

The decision reflects deference to a joint Crown–defence proposal following judicial scrutiny.

Overview

  • Robert Semenchuk received a conditional sentence of two years less a day to be served in the community, followed by three years of probation.
  • He pleaded guilty to breach of trust and unlawful use of a computer after using police systems over about eight years to contact 33 women under false identities.
  • Judge Marylynne Beaton called his conduct illegal and immoral and concluded the joint submission was not contrary to the public interest.
  • Conditions include six months of house arrest with electronic monitoring, a subsequent nightly curfew, a ban on computers or smartphones with internet access, no contact with victims, and a DNA order.
  • Regina Police Chief Lorilee Davies said the service is appalled by the misconduct and must work to rebuild public trust, as court heard Semenchuk had no prior criminal record but a history of improper information access.