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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.0 l P! @. m$ _( B! g
) Y; o" ?2 U/ `" O& Q% P6 bHis 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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& ]" k0 Y/ r$ {9 tThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.% P) l# n/ o9 g+ q. I# t
4 H! k C- @! s; a+ {, F6 ZBoth 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.; e( m2 i' O7 z* i! f
2 p+ P+ ~1 J3 _3 b: wWang, 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.# J; y. Y0 e9 E* E# C
8 F( B' U; z3 n+ `0 D4 _' x( ?According 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.) \/ C4 R3 |1 c" ?: G9 ~- S
8 C3 f. f( |# bAt 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.' |/ ]% r3 v. \4 K g
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.2 q: A# |/ y8 a8 [; Y0 e
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.- i3 P5 _" H, y4 c6 q
; {& \/ f( O3 jThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said./ `+ N' B; E% n# T7 w
: U3 O8 k8 ~3 O) h“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail./ T4 l/ I/ e& D" o2 q- I
* g9 T" c8 N( k- _Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.3 L+ ]# h/ k3 F$ Q& V; [
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