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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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6 ]9 o) Y% J7 r" R/ |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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8 g5 A* W" ? r& r- e0 \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.& F5 Z7 ]! i, f/ d7 T
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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.# `! @$ O f2 ?0 N, _. X! l
0 _5 B, d, q. T1 W0 V) B% GWang, 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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% j2 ^9 ^' T+ V2 IAccording 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.. T% a, c) m) _8 F# n: d
1 ^9 V' ~2 u) gAt 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.; h& x$ H; o- ?/ ^/ i+ L
* w" q( \$ d% Q9 o$ zHe 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.8 h# n4 f: l0 |
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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& E; Y" V! V2 r; @, E$ wU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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9 ?) a4 e% T0 q, u4 J6 T“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.) x! C( h$ ]# q! W
4 |* N+ I# h7 K$ z: wBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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; J% K( P7 ?) B: Q. `( zTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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