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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor' _# K% \1 C) N( u5 i
0 e4 U, m- ^( N- EA prominent cancer researcher at the University of Alberta, and his wife, are facing a number of charges related to the alleged sexual assault, and confinement, of a teenaged girl.1 V7 `2 c8 N' F4 H% h2 Y
R _( G0 Z: R9 b9 H vZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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8 Z/ _1 H/ u$ |3 ~3 d& lWang is facing charges of sexual contact with a minor, and sexual assault – for reported incidents dating back to between Nov. 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010.8 p1 n" c$ F( ]8 A4 \2 `# L9 N
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Chen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.5 \4 R0 l5 ?8 R! P+ `/ Q( K3 U! z
* K% s/ x# M: N! m9 q( Z; QA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.- J4 y) v; D5 ^; I' U! F! E
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The University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.
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% x/ b! j6 E M3 kThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:3 n. P. D1 I5 B" {" G
5 {* t7 K2 d- g9 T4 q6 F v“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.”
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# I0 V4 K) ]) ~# ICTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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