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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor0 e5 Z; b. Z( O% I* z- x
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A 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. Y! y) G$ t: w8 q- f/ D
. ~ `0 M9 Q/ F) a9 O6 }8 a, ]Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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5 l: _& v7 k% d! s; Y' S. ]& T- sWang 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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Chen 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.5 b& f; v; U$ d$ a3 }
) K7 a/ G1 r4 O F' U$ K& DThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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5 n3 D+ c3 A+ I0 W“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.”, v8 k1 _* O$ u+ T
/ I9 W8 X0 ], }4 M- |' pCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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! k% m; i: t/ h5 J( rThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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