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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. F7 w3 d: ]% b1 w/ @3 j/ \1 G2 d
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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.7 B5 P3 P9 R9 D" P0 L
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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.2 W4 H0 N* ]! s4 }/ f
7 w8 `+ p% i4 L# |9 v! c6 ], ~4 L6 A* IThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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% t" X h$ M) MBoth 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." Y& l6 O- r$ y! m6 e7 @
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Wang, 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.9 @$ {$ m$ C8 f [8 D
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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.
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At 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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0 J7 \: r: c9 ~) Y& A% JU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.& ?; Y; ? h! Y: D
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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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“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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; F) l2 O! K' b6 Z) qBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.: m" y9 J2 B* } A9 x) Y) u
/ Q9 W( ^) u9 [Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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