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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.+ Y U* u( W1 A# f0 Z
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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.; N% L! i. n$ ] [" f/ e# q
" i* q# r T$ ]- q0 N# P( }% k- 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.' A& q% c7 s. Q2 f# K
8 E! a1 E5 T3 p) ~The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.6 ]# c+ x; ^ N) C
& g: G, N! u; s( V: S" n% G- lBoth 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.
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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.
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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.8 F: j! O( h/ K; |( \) E
; A7 v3 }" W/ s4 s, M m& EAt 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.# L/ V* ~9 L; F# T
, O4 L) [4 j2 N9 ]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.4 Q; x! E; X9 D q
5 ^) Y. @* \' v9 ]6 c: [- q: p9 ZWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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7 s/ d6 A2 B! L1 ]8 M0 lThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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2 S$ o9 d9 L& b“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.4 K* k- U5 V m9 g
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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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- A; x5 D4 u# q4 Q/ i/ [" ATheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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