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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. u8 a7 b3 c* L7 E/ m
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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.' w* }, s- M/ m6 E5 v9 T7 \
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The 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.
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/ }2 N% O+ x7 y9 }2 OWang, 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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' H0 [' G6 D$ i$ r' A8 W2 P1 z( fAccording 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.( C ^7 V4 }" E/ c6 d+ \
4 {+ ?/ a% q8 AAt 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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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.
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Wang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.6 P! u& w u: S' t+ r2 q
- z' ]7 l& A2 n9 B% Y8 ^The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.* N! ]9 ?# O! I% U- v% \
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.
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1 h8 Y$ m9 M* o: _/ B% ZBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail." E( g r6 f- I! M- k+ }
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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