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0 \+ a5 o$ }5 ^$ x5 B6 s% bU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor* }* x, X9 @- Y% B6 V, W
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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.2 R# k- g$ }! K2 n
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.3 {2 n/ R& u# ~0 R% o: B
* G8 E3 J' F5 Q% G gWang 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, 2010.9 ]+ o- H6 \& O5 o8 k
' n% |& a. Y7 M( _+ L/ B- e2 o2 TChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.% m& k8 Z* A* p7 h7 O0 \8 L- e. U
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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- Q# [6 Y$ g& t: w- C& ^5 NThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.
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* `# L9 N P8 \* _The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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- [5 }' M3 O( S) v z9 r g- T* `“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.”) m1 a6 m+ a& a; }2 I0 n
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.; A' |" h$ x( q z
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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