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' P6 r G2 `( r% n$ sU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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3 @' z1 S7 B' t: }* gA 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.- y2 f6 e Z: e! s
5 `7 M! h9 d n R: A; oZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14. N0 s# A- t3 l# { _2 Y. P. |
% u# A- P4 C; ^4 D, `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.( v/ S2 q; {6 p; N @
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Chen 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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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.- [% z9 ?! A- Y% o9 \+ m
0 @! ~- ?3 i4 _The University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.6 l* M6 c+ E1 o: e( m
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:+ s* Z, A5 B$ }9 T) j
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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.”) y7 y1 M9 F2 S4 j6 H5 e. E6 D
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.) A4 u7 `0 S* s1 `9 b
' U' \* r5 }- X) B$ jThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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