A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a Woodstock doctor who was charged with several child pornography-related offences earlier this month.
On Thursday, the Woodstock Police Service announced it authorized a nation-wide arrest warrant for 58-year-old Dr. Robert Stern of Woodstock.
The arrest warrant follows an investigation the was conducted in early July. On July 7, officers conducted a search warrant at a home in Woodstock. One week later, police announced as a result of that search, charges including distributing child pornography, possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography were laid against Stern.
Stern has been a family physician in Woodstock since 1991.
Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to call the Woodstock Police Service at 519-537-2323 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
