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A 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.
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.( |9 |' R# F o+ h6 t+ w4 [; [
, I" C, _- T8 ?Wang 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.- p8 {) }2 K6 A d- A B/ u& H
, ^: b$ f! \$ [! BChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.2 m j! D; e8 }; @% p' M B
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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.- e& ~$ w5 F. O$ K: g' E- C9 u
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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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.”2 t# V, d" ?( n( ?2 D: D
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research./ N9 Y; B; Y5 H# X+ D5 [9 g. R
/ x4 ]# Q$ q" q! ?The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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