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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." \* _7 l9 A8 g' ]5 i+ @
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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.& M( f* y$ ]! P+ ]4 F
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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.0 ~$ q3 C* e$ U) J
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.( G: |, f% ?/ D
4 n' G# G' ]9 J/ N; }% j1 QBoth 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.
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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.% z7 Z9 A1 m1 ?- N8 Z
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According 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.) H5 [7 G. e# u$ ^
3 A6 L4 g! E( i" `$ {3 j Z5 l# ~At 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.( Z+ u% X `- w1 m, Y
* c8 T8 M& P# p& I7 oHe 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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.7 F) c' `% S: u* p5 d0 D f
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.1 h. F. h$ G; C* T8 T' @
" }2 j# S3 Y0 n0 I7 J1 x0 JBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.3 Y1 e& N7 j4 E9 Z% b. l- v
% i+ L" q! X" p9 n! ]" qTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.4 j/ z' f& H# I0 q+ z
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