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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.
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3 T" e' z; V. W$ ^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.
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) K$ M/ ?7 z, x! {7 J5 XHis 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.; j7 f. R; x% z6 Z
. ~; G& M2 U- L _% `% G7 ]' M" iThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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5 `9 ]' Y) e" JBoth 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.( ~, L# b q# s! P$ ~
3 c' b1 u( Q3 a4 V* Z8 \. ZWang, 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.; Z8 p% O8 j( H5 @) j2 o2 z
- `* _4 D+ \8 M u. T! YAccording 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.
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' `7 U- c _ b& y9 p0 AAt 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.
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# U' O1 t, v3 h( Y. v/ S3 \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.: K* m' H" D: }
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Wang’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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/ G4 g8 |: l, SU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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" e: [0 q4 P7 |; I9 j7 N, i3 d1 lThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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6 B% E9 \% l. C0 Z“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.
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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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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.9 z8 |! x' F, a, ~7 P1 q
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