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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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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.
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% g5 O( f' S9 x s% ?Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.% }! J! x! k0 [1 [
# [' s( ~, ]: e7 G% N, A! G, WWang 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.! s+ P, D# N! M' V& @
9 K+ |. a2 ~, @5 KChen 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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& t3 w! q$ d% o3 mThe 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:8 g6 z4 z- F" g. d
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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./ s4 i( _5 i. H B8 C
/ e9 k/ Q7 y5 E) t4 `1 HThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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