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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.4 T; k6 I; N! W' r! ` Q, r
0 n* ]* [7 W- U$ H; \3 wHis 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., k4 f( V/ P% j0 I8 C
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.4 ^& B. V0 b1 d+ E- W; ~8 J
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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.( b; S& J: z% @# k. C" @
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Wang, 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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3 U* J) ^( U9 P" R, kAccording 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.( B1 ^( ?% J- X6 E1 o
9 [0 w. F9 T' V6 W0 S: gAt 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.& l' ^, q5 A' M }9 \3 U
$ S' d- l- b" A' D, @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.
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& ?; }) D7 P4 z9 wWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.* Q2 r. b6 O! y- o
2 d' c7 A1 N$ F$ EThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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& F# k+ k8 U$ 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,” he said.! X/ G1 P1 w" m
8 o0 h4 ~4 x) P# ?$ o1 f. T* V1 t' q# UBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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- Z5 |. j# n- M5 @1 }Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13." D: O5 m& u% V4 C
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