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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.8 Q) l3 t6 C" `' d1 `
* ` z* R6 o$ B; _/ f$ bZhixiang 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.
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% P& a* |6 ^4 u9 b& B* _7 gHis 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.. [+ y7 [1 U9 |
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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1 F' _& V, g% `3 C" TBoth 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.* K4 ^2 c S1 v$ D# P1 f
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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.. U3 v3 H: b$ Y& o
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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.
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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.
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! d/ n9 Q: F; `He 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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- @% G' d L, \3 sWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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; k' Z6 p, }, S t1 UThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.! ^8 i# S2 w* ~$ e1 h+ F% \
# s, ~8 ]$ r8 ^" A" ?Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.& P1 p$ o7 `9 v( i- A o% m9 P
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13., a, Q4 W1 t& \3 H* O
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