A Regina officer is accused of using police resources to prey on vulnerable women. These are their stories
The text popped up on K’s phone while she was staying in a domestic-violence shelter. For T, it arrived as she grieved the death of her husband. C got the text as she grappled with serious mental-health issues. P was feeling lonely and unlovable.
The texts all appeared to be from a wrong number. They said things like, “Hey buddy, how’s it going?” and “How was your fishing trip?” and “Hey Rick, what are you up to, man?”
The text came at the lowest point in K’s life. From being a successful professional supporting her family, K was now living in a women’s shelter, unemployed and homeless. She’d fled without her clothes and possessions, and had nothing except a cellphone her daughter had given her. K responded to the text with a joke. A conversation started.
The man who texted her would become one of the most important people in K’s life. Soon they talked and texted every day, sometimes all day. She was still living at a shelter when they met in person for the first time.
