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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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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.2 e' n8 X$ h# b: c
' O+ U, X2 J6 _& tHis 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.' z- B/ ^; K9 a" b" o0 Y. F
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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0 @0 p! ~7 ]' G' w! t. g: hBoth 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.1 `8 Z3 |' y E" Z, E. C# g
! c. m' J5 b; u1 ~ {* ]. i4 @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.: h! [. k2 {! Q2 P2 P
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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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- x: Z' l" v( l$ ]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.' C9 c8 G4 O: e
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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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' \" O5 a1 x5 P" j" F" [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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1 e" ~) g( Y2 M+ dThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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& F) |) F1 {3 n9 v: T1 T1 C& ^“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.- Y0 ^+ C) q/ Y0 ^ G8 P
+ {+ f9 u7 b6 v+ x7 i: ?; a# W mBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.' \4 i- P1 ]5 ~* w5 l( j: f
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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