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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.# }8 }$ L4 q7 W2 l& [5 d7 F1 z
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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., o% }1 U. j9 I" w
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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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.% _* T) T) T# E1 D% b
& ^- N4 F* f6 I6 l5 x6 l6 ~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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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.5 x. | ?) M: C4 u- x
2 D. E/ L, m$ }/ f8 l1 kAt 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.& q/ j' Z# C6 h4 t$ \/ E
+ e9 ~, g; j' t' L* G1 A0 pHe 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- [* y r: e$ f. {! @# V1 @
3 v. N; } a( G; @7 lWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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8 O5 P, w2 y& T: A* s! c8 d5 E“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.
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( x# U. }; `% ], q8 JBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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% B2 @# [- b9 W5 c! H: S. xTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13./ k) l! q0 `$ [3 F) r
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