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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.6 W8 [# v7 ]9 D& K! D `! ?/ z
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.' E+ z' Q u- r) C5 t% B- S2 ^
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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.% k) q8 L6 \0 z/ E
; D- E* x( E1 e8 V& @: Y* NChen 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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S5 t. ~5 Q; ?9 Q# n1 u* BA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.8 O( O' ?* r4 N9 @! H5 A( G
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The 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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9 A' k5 j9 V# QThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:- _- l' {! T" |; e; b
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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.”( B, N4 }& _ h2 }
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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0 o0 K" L9 ?1 G n9 sThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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