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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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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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His 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.
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases./ z; }( P' `* i/ F- | Z
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Both 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.
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5 a: t! | R/ o# B7 P) u3 e# iWang, 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.
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According 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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At 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.$ u1 g+ L4 }8 \# p# f
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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.; B6 c* b9 H+ G
7 ~* ?, d, q0 k0 V" {* z$ X7 eWang’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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8 N' j& _9 N+ j" o% NU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.( |4 C% G) ^8 y, @! w, c
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.- [8 W O! t `' b& b
S; [# M, y; \( G# H- ?& [“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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4 X2 z$ `+ h" i- ?Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.- D1 `9 M: q) |5 T
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.( e5 [* Y% N4 A5 `7 T: a& @6 f
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