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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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$ K# o' j$ {( }8 k* lA 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.; S& f" `5 p7 Q5 ]* i
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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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.: H E2 M. T8 }# D
) l8 [ a/ h* ^ cChen 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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* c; J/ l! t0 {. d/ [A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.3 t( W* t4 G, s1 i) ?5 E: V# X
1 f! l3 M1 E* x6 v, o% lThe 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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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:0 W$ k4 X( n) S3 x+ K
" Y+ [# J2 Z! O( R m4 c“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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1 @) b6 o- V1 g5 B, ?6 R0 ECTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research. O4 y8 V6 q9 V, P% x( U9 }) H* s
$ u+ W6 X' U% }( W% `The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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