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A prominent University of Alberta researcher and his wife are facing charges related to the alleged sexual assault and confinement of a minor, the Journal has learned.
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Zhixiang Wang, 51, is facing one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual contact with a child for offences allegedly carried out between Nov. 2009 and May 31, 2010, court records show.
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His wife, Xinmei Chen, 49, is charged with one count of unlawful confinement of a child between May 31, 2010 and Jan. 29, 2013, the records show.
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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0 v( H) f3 V* r0 A$ ^Both were arrested at Edmonton police headquarters and charged on Feb. 14, police spokesman Scott Pattison said in an email. There are no other potential victims, he added.' ]! I) d4 _9 J5 \( e$ p+ s$ |
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Wang, an associate professor in the university’s department of medical genetics, was named a senior heritage scholar in 2000 by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.
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4 e4 O0 d& a" W$ V" {" C/ ZAccording to an article about Wang in the foundation’s fall 2003 issue, Wang joined the U of A in 1999. He had been studying cell biology of locusts, but according to the article, made the switch to medical-related research in 1994 while pursuing post-doctoral research at the University of Toronto.
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) m4 N0 f) }/ x# N' J; kAt the time, the article says, Wang’s research focused on a protein found in most body fluids that, in high levels, can lead to the development of breast cancer.
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B2 N' ~) U6 Y, I7 X8 ~" A. ]4 nHe has numerous academic publications to his name, including several authored with Chen, who is listed on the U of A website as a technician working in Wang’s lab.# @* J% l8 v. C; l8 d9 p
5 B7 |0 ^/ i2 k; m5 h, X$ b; JWang’s cancer research is considered among the most promising in Canada. In 2005, he was awarded a grant from the Canadian Cancer Society worth more than $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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( v5 X, l9 o) x' Y. r6 o& eU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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/ F5 f) ^4 Z- }# t ?& F3 |“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.5 s9 ?, y) f4 G6 k
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail." D, M: R0 S3 j3 X# `! }
; _, V T. N" h3 F3 i! Q4 A0 QTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13./ E* g6 G' X7 z9 U" B1 ~
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