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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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0 i8 S7 F$ |9 z4 C8 E2 i7 T4 r; fZhixiang 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 G. [! q4 N* ^) Z& a
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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." q. r8 ^, k9 _! L& `* z m
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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.9 G$ G; e- Y+ X0 f
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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.7 `6 J- T# f" R4 {$ [
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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.+ R3 O0 \ O2 F: l; @5 z* C- P
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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.' ^/ G! F' a! x: ^
4 m/ L5 g# P$ `8 j G: }; c3 MHe 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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.0 W6 ~. X+ s6 N5 Q% K
) b" i# _! N5 s5 M3 \“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.8 u5 `6 h2 S$ L U# o/ j! U$ u
$ o, J% h) I* sBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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; ^5 }3 g. ?5 ]Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.; w& T& ~6 ~- m q
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