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A prominent University of Alberta researcher and his wife are facing charges related to the alleged sexual assault and confinement of a minor, the Journal has learned.
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Zhixiang Wang, 51, is facing one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual contact with a child for offences allegedly carried out between Nov. 2009 and May 31, 2010, court records show.; d; q6 j: k m2 W9 f5 x
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His wife, Xinmei Chen, 49, is charged with one count of unlawful confinement of a child between May 31, 2010 and Jan. 29, 2013, the records show.1 W: Q. r; N% i& ~% Y- L
7 _* n* V/ b1 v+ JThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases." {& l- ]& K: `' g2 c5 ^; d" l
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Both were arrested at Edmonton police headquarters and charged on Feb. 14, police spokesman Scott Pattison said in an email. There are no other potential victims, he added." n+ N, k! _ O$ D! X
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Wang, an associate professor in the university’s department of medical genetics, was named a senior heritage scholar in 2000 by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.
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7 ^$ y! C* ^& r Y7 cAccording to an article about Wang in the foundation’s fall 2003 issue, Wang joined the U of A in 1999. He had been studying cell biology of locusts, but according to the article, made the switch to medical-related research in 1994 while pursuing post-doctoral research at the University of Toronto.) r) r. O3 X" C- o9 t. [ b4 D, f! W+ o. T
" Q% A `* w5 _8 @8 h: cAt the time, the article says, Wang’s research focused on a protein found in most body fluids that, in high levels, can lead to the development of breast cancer.6 W/ f# L! ]3 {" v3 n: a e( A% p
& n; y3 O3 i4 ~" c* DHe has numerous academic publications to his name, including several authored with Chen, who is listed on the U of A website as a technician working in Wang’s lab.
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Wang’s cancer research is considered among the most promising in Canada. In 2005, he was awarded a grant from the Canadian Cancer Society worth more than $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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3 ]4 z1 _) Q/ b* r; K$ \U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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- m5 S1 o/ a( j) @; j7 y" h B5 ]" IThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.) \) h( I) A4 d% m! n
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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,” he said.) }: k* m) p" W9 E
" r1 X0 b# s3 e R/ F" t( P- sBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.4 q( i9 {9 x# {, V$ n! P, Y
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13." j. U3 N2 w, ~' A1 k1 ~
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