The lawyer for a Halifax-area doctor says his client is "pondering his options" after being wrongfully accused of accessing and distributing child pornography. Barnett, 37, informed the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia, which regulates the medical profession in the province. Halifax Regional Police acknowledged the mistake in a statement issued Tuesday. It was just so out of character for what I know of Dr. Barnett in dealing with him for the last two years as a family doctor." MacQuarrie said Doctors Nova Scotia offers help to physicians with confidential peer-to-peer counselling through its professional support program.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2021 20:28 UTC