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4 `3 X% O. J+ x; g0 R5 |2 T6 f8 qU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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& Z! ] a' {4 k6 B7 ]0 m" [A 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.
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+ H. t; w8 `6 l; I' z' vZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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. S4 P' c& F( }& g e- \. N% M; ]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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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.
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! R5 O; c+ B" \3 d2 |( X9 K7 rThe 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.”
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.7 q+ p9 R1 k' ^/ q& t( {# \( c3 l
4 b6 |3 r- ^" O) `. vThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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