Former Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women

A former Regina police officer has pleaded guilty to using police databases to pursue intimate and personal relationships with women.

Robert Eric Semenchuck entered the plea in Regina Provincial Court on Friday. He did not speak during the brief appearance and did not answer questions shouted to him by reporters as he left court.

Semenchuck had worked for the Regina Police Service (RPS) for 22 years. Allegations were first brought to the service's attention in early 2023, but it took until March of this year for then-Police Chief Farooq Sheikh to announce Semenchuck was being charged.