Retired Regina Police Service Sgt. Bob Semenchuck leaves court with his lawyer and his father after he plead guilty to criminal charges of breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer in Regina, Saskatchewan, Nov. 21, 2025.Amber Bracken/The Globe and Mail
Former Regina police sergeant Robert Semenchuck is expected to appear in court in Regina on Friday, as he faces sentencing on criminal charges for using police resources to deceive dozens of women into sexual and romantic relationships.
Crown prosecutor Christopher Browne previously said he expected more than 20 victim impact statements to be presented during the proceedings. It is the first time details of the allegations against Mr. Semenchuck will be put on the record in court.
Mr. Semenchuck, 53, was charged in March with one count of breach of trust and one count of unauthorized use of a computer.
In exclusive interviews with The Globe and Mail, women involved with the case said they began romantic or sexual relationships with a man they knew as a contractor or construction manager named Steve or Jay, after receiving what appeared to be wrong-number text messages. Many of the women were in vulnerable positions at the time, including having been victims of assaults or other criminal offences. There are 24 women named in the court documents, and others have come forward since details of the allegations became public.
For years, he preyed on vulnerable women. Then they found out who he was
Mr. Semenchuck was an officer at the Regina Police Service for 22 years, and worked at the Calgary Police Service for five years before that.
Regina police have not released any details about what positions he held in the organization, except that he spent a large portion of his career in plainclothes units that deal with complex investigations, such as robbery and auto theft. Mr. Semenchuck was promoted to sergeant in 2013, and received the Governor General‘s Exemplary Service Medal for policing in 2018.
He was initially put on paid leave after one of the women filed a complaint with the Regina Police Service in 2023. He was charged after a two-year investigation and retired from the police force the day before his first court date last April.
Mr. Semenchuck pleaded guilty in November, and the case was adjourned until this week for sentencing.
At the time of the plea, defence lawyer Nick Brown said Mr. Semenchuck has taken responsibility “and entering the guilty plea reflects the fact that he is prepared to face the consequences.”