RCMP: Behind the Red Serge
Behind the Red Serge is an anonymous investigative podcast that exposes how the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) handles misconduct behind closed doors — from harassment and sexual assault to systemic failures in accountability.Through real internal documents, conduct hearings, and survivor testimony, this series examines how power protects itself inside Canada's national police force — and what happens when those who wear the badge break the rules… and still keep it.No names. No agendas. Just the truth — redacted, revealed.New episodes every Tuesday. Listener discretion advised.behindtheredserge@gmail.com
Episodes
Episode 15- The Walk Home
A summer night. Two Mounties walking home. Minutes later, a life changed forever. When the RCMP learned what happened that night, they didn’t call it a crime — they called it “discreditable conduct.” The Walk Home digs into one of the most …
Episode 14- The Videos
You expect the badge to mean something — a symbol of trust, of protection, of restraint.But when the uniform comes off, and the same power remains, what happens then?This is a story about privacy, consent, and what the RCMP chooses to call …
Episode 13 - Letters of Loyalty
When an off-duty RCMP member crosses the line from heartbreak to violence, the Force calls it “a difficult time.” This episode looks at how internal loyalty can erase accountability — and how justice bends when the uniform stays on.behindth…
Episode 12- Three times the limit
An RCMP corporal drives drunk in an unmarked police vehicle, crashes through a night of chaos, and turns on the same officers sent to arrest her. Obstruction, defiance, and a system once again bending toward redemption over accountability. …
Episode 11- The Hidden Relationship
In Episode 11 of RCMP: Behind the Red Serge, we look at a case where the line between mentorship and abuse of power was crossed. A relationship that began under the shadow of authority, hidden from parents, hidden from colleagues, hidden fr…
Episode 10 - Depot, the Training ground
At the RCMP’s training academy — the place meant to build integrity — one instructor’s choices exposed just how fragile that integrity can be.
Episode 9- Four Cops & Four misconduct
In this four-part episode, RCMP: Behind the Red Serge follows a series of disturbing conduct hearings that reveal just how far the Force will go to protect its own. Behind closed doors, serious allegations are softened, criminal acts are re…
Episode 8 - Explosive Secrets
At the RCMP’s bomb squad training unit, the people responsible for handling explosives were detonating something else — workplace trust. From nudity on desks to harassment and misconduct covered up by leadership, this episode unpacks one of…
Episode 7- Intel for Sale
This week episode will be a quick one, as next week will be a surprise three part series.behindtheredserge@gmail.com
Episode 6- Quick Workout?
When an RCMP officer crossed the line from professional conduct to sexual misconduct in the workplace, the consequences were far from what the public might expect. Despite admitted sexual assault while on duty, the officer faced only a fina…
Episode 5- Steroids, Assault, and a Badge
An RCMP officer assaults his partner, blocks her from calling 911, and smuggles steroids across the border. Importing steroids is a criminal offence that can carry years in prison — but instead of jail time, this Mountie kept his badge. In …
Episode 4 - Slap on the wrist
In this explosive episode of Behind the Red Serge, we uncover a shocking abuse of power inside an RCMP detachment. An officer uses his uniform and authority to manipulate vulnerable detainees — from inappropriate sexual antics in a jail cel…
Episode 3- Underage Girls from traffic stops to Instagram
A cop pulls over two young women—one just 17. Days later, they get Instagram messages. Flirty. Inappropriate. One ends with a single word: “Jailbait.” He’s not fired. He’s not charged. He’s just… transferred. And this isn’t even his first t…
Episode 2- A Night out
An off-duty Mountie, drunk and passed out in a Burger King drive-thru — police cruiser running, service dog in the back, and open alcohol at his feet. What happened next wasn’t a public scandal… it was quietly handled behind closed doors. B…
Episode 1- The Christmas Party
In the premiere episode of Behind the Red Serge, we open the door to a hidden world of silence, complicity, and institutional protection. The story centers around an alleged sexual assault involving a member of the RCMP during a detachment …