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" J% p8 l& ?, Q$ x2 T3 dU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor& r9 D7 ~0 T% ]3 i
# E, H( l7 V3 J$ C& oA prominent cancer researcher at the University of Alberta, and his wife, are facing a number of charges related to the alleged sexual assault, and confinement, of a teenaged girl.- f& M; F0 y& k/ G' y
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.- F7 l+ [1 m6 J7 N
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Wang is facing charges of sexual contact with a minor, and sexual assault – for reported incidents dating back to between Nov. 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010.
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0 P$ @: [9 {1 d9 D- o3 ZChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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The University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.+ c. h, w4 ]# @/ A0 {- q% m; C, O! W
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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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.”
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. }9 s: i5 D0 j" O' xCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.- w8 G4 x4 `5 }$ Q& x8 f
2 b( r e! h; k0 k9 AThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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