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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor7 j4 O% O4 A0 H5 b( p. O8 ? X
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A 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.& q) x8 q. O! P. |: w- z( Q; A
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.3 b) h) z: z. t4 w8 I7 C9 ~
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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.. I2 h5 Q' e- A- |# D
4 z+ o/ w6 ~8 m" z% _/ |7 k# _$ PChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.
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$ \1 a% a B5 {: _1 m% jA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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The 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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9 a: D9 R0 J/ K# w1 mThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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9 J# R7 ^4 W# E8 T+ l J( d+ R. C“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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W9 ]/ Z& C' P" K- H, [! XCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.) ]$ y2 a4 }9 n
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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