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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.* O) D$ j( r g* Q
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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.
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2 K- n9 Y' i4 KHis 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.
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. I4 c% N5 ? p5 u, OThe 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.& e0 K" r7 y' j% S$ Q, k" @
' ^9 N* C; |5 Q: F, OWang, 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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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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1 l8 t8 \; Z6 RAt 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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6 I: x6 B) ~8 m$ L% ^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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# m/ @: X3 |* G. l1 p1 G# Y3 rWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.( S* _: g1 }# S
- V* P' M( d# J- x" aU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.' K7 U+ G5 N! A+ v9 H% g
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.
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1 M" K# f) |. x) q& X- UBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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N& p c0 m- L0 Q* R$ ~: vTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.! o, f( g" l. E8 D! L7 o6 c ^
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