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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. E; N f) s* D. E0 _
5 l( z1 s6 a" j; m. ]) ~/ _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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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.6 z; [% B1 i/ a
m, [% |( l- ~; m$ I% \5 CThe 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.& R" P3 p# e0 k2 B
0 u: M, p( i+ u& f1 S. zWang, 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.$ b3 `6 h% k2 k9 |" J1 r
% ~4 w$ ]* B8 c; }7 t1 dAccording 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.3 X8 Y4 g$ Q3 x/ d
& Q, `- f5 n2 m! k9 b8 X+ IHe 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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.5 h# V& `/ S. L1 Q, |
! I- @/ M1 S% E4 R6 `: u% JU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.9 a7 n5 F- P2 R6 H( Z! v* p% o
% N% D% m, j. ]/ `The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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4 X: ^" v4 W5 B# Z: l `“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.1 Q9 |* F8 L, M
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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: _3 N4 l7 g) M$ R6 L2 Q7 Z9 yTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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