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G" b' q* m, l2 }U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor5 M* z% L3 u6 w \
$ `% ]6 I! F: ^1 M$ \/ PA prominent cancer researcher at the University of Alberta, and his wife, are facing a number of charges related to the alleged sexual assault, and confinement, of a teenaged girl.6 p6 Q+ s: D( ]2 n- V& }/ B. E7 r
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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! }' A1 h* o* j" C. ~Wang is facing charges of sexual contact with a minor, and sexual assault – for reported incidents dating back to between Nov. 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010.
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. g) k1 g# j; f% x: A4 pChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.
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. j9 S$ n$ W/ A% c, v& lA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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5 w% Y0 ~& e2 WThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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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.”! H& A- f/ B. [- Q
) p9 y! B6 m- p6 U- ? i# fCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.& Q3 I7 y" L, m% }
5 c' C! g$ \" c( U2 v gThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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