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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.0 A+ m. y0 q" Y7 z# l1 Q4 l5 B3 w& h
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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.' G" y9 U r5 P
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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.. D3 V0 W8 j9 Y
. U! u9 H( B! M% Q/ xThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.. X0 `4 _: G" v+ c
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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.5 E& r' m" t& f, {1 h
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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.; V' V9 R4 _5 M2 d; _
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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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: v+ N! e/ Q ~! ?) VAt 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." m, Z c; z8 w9 [. t
& X+ ], A. Y' g7 |1 z) S% `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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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers. o+ G5 E/ z9 v8 K" W
4 r' F6 |, q/ G7 H) i+ ~; w1 bU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.. V& r; Y/ [9 s+ w4 J
- t) Q6 u/ o, j7 l! _The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.3 x/ R \& g6 R
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.! v1 ^) v+ u6 L2 W& D
- Q* B" z6 q! z/ {% `Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.$ m9 z% s5 V8 g( M
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