Robert Semenchuck, a former officer with the Regina Police Service who was charged with breach of trust, is now facing civil lawsuits from two affected women. Both Kerry Benjoe and Bridgette Cyr have filed statements of claim in Court of King’s Bench against the former sergeant. Semenchuck, who worked for the service for 22 years, faced criminal charges for using the police database to pursue personal relationships. Upon learning of the incident, the service revoked Semenchuck’s access to all police databases, and he was suspended pending an extensive investigation, before being formally charged in March 2025. The now-former sergeant pleaded guilty to the charges in November of last year, and in February received a conditional sentence order for community service of two years less a day, followed by three years of probation. Both Cyr and Benjoe’s lawsuits state that Semencheck committed sexual assault, misfeasance in public office, breach of privacy, negligence, and breach of trust. In Semenchuck’s statement of defence, he admits to his conduct being a breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer system. But he also denies the lack of consent and sexual assault allegations, stating any physical intimacy that occurred between himself and either of the two women who have filed lawsuits was consensual. Cyr’s response to Semenchuck’s statement of defence argues any apparent consent was made legally invalid by Semenchuck’s misrepresentation of his identity, occupation, marital status and the nature of his interest in her. Cyr’s response went on to describe Semenchuck as a serial predator who had illegally obtained information about her and several other women. According to her statement, Semenchuck first contacted her in December of 2022 while she was undergoing cancer treatment, falsely identifying himself as Steve Perkins, a divorced construction consultant. The allegations from Cyr and Benjoe have yet to be tested in court.
