Show Notes
When a woman receives a text message from a wrong number, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with a man who says he’s a construction contractor. They develop a close relationship over five years – until a single, offhand remark gives her pause. Is this man really who he says he is?
Her search for the truth reveals something far more disturbing than she ever expected - and she realizes she isn’t the only one. It triggers a reckoning inside the local police department along with serious questions about privacy, consent, police accountability and whether the justice system is equipped to recognize the harm these women experienced.
For this special episode, Kristi Lee sits down with award‑winning investigative journalist Jana G. Pruden to unpack the harrowing story behind the latest season of her acclaimed narrative podcast: In Her Defence: Breach of Trust.
LISTEN to the full story now Find In Her Defence on your favourite podcast app or platform: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts.
READ Jana Pruden's reporting for The Globe and Mail Victims of ex-Regina officer describe feeling violated as judge weighs conditional sentence Ex-Regina officer sentenced to two-year conditional sentence in community, house arrest Women targeted by Regina police sergeant file sexual assault lawsuits The man behind the wrong number
Special thanks to Jana G. Pruden and producer Kasia Mychajlowycz from The Globe and Mail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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