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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.* X; m. I, T& I# ]
" i& C! I" L$ k9 cZhixiang 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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* d6 I5 ^! v4 D' D, xHis 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.- @- i2 ?. p& a- T3 R" _
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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. s( h* X" P) H; C8 |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.
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) w# m. E+ ]7 z0 ^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.! G$ D8 @, I+ v& ?6 T" ^
" T# s+ _7 D1 k5 F/ p9 DAccording 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.0 r2 h( b' x. n: U0 n
+ q: |$ \! F" i7 BAt 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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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.9 Q" e: Y6 R3 {8 ?) Q2 A* f0 i& g I
3 a0 E; I5 X; }; F; }: qWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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+ v9 K# w+ N: N$ v1 s( f% DThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.) x" L6 O: n. S! z0 D; C; a
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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., s7 q1 n. x9 m8 b2 V" K, `
3 k& L& }- t& ~5 PBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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/ ^+ m' T! v2 M5 [9 K& VTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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