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6 @; S) ?5 d. AA 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.' b; ~6 k( `& A4 G) i. T% ]
% W1 N" A+ ~2 f4 B: X+ eZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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Wang 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, 2010.3 F3 o( Z2 w3 r5 k' h2 [
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Chen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013. d. \! J! I+ j* }# ?
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.+ E( X7 W" h! a& P% h, K
$ L8 ^7 X v' m: w$ @& YThe 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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* r; |4 }8 `! ]) C7 sThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:1 j) ?8 G! ^% e' 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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1 h: B. B) e% L T+ {- x! Q! F! DCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.! g7 O4 i. Z1 f5 Z1 @
; t) ]9 A: k3 }, F2 }: MThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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