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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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8 u( `, R1 @1 r9 eZhixiang 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.6 [0 Z0 J& V q
& u+ j D: W+ Z# FThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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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.! p/ [6 q3 g- R' j
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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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# e8 O6 c, N5 L R dAccording 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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# T: ]$ Q3 Y* T R0 w' a! uAt 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./ S3 T9 ^7 w2 P8 e3 o5 T) |' {/ G* y
4 y' r" r$ h$ L- x3 o* e; O' g) ~9 `He 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.6 V5 N% }4 U- T! g/ g- _
{( F. S5 T# hWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave., t5 }" u' w+ M
9 b) Z. W" Z1 }7 q) y0 {: v3 Q# A& BThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.- n$ U/ X8 c) a8 F
# T* O+ E& s b“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.
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& l- I9 b. I. D; U- S9 i9 l( r- JBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.+ ]" ]- b6 \( J* `; T$ v
- M8 a& Z, J" G4 uTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.+ m: \0 u: ^! D8 r) V% w& [2 t
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