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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.# _! C' i) Y0 c
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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.$ U! N8 }- S6 O5 \. ]
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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.5 G3 g. {1 s, n Z$ T0 ?5 T
6 G1 m: Y Z- `; E& ]The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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+ N2 m' N$ o+ C" K! I. @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.( Y5 ^. M5 i3 e/ f$ V! e
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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.0 y* E# S% y% N% g
7 _: f; b3 C& [1 }) K: c; n$ b! vAccording 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.3 g- G3 d7 v! |1 c
- s. Q9 C4 \2 j. [" _* s; vAt 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.7 o: z+ I" P1 }4 l1 F% R5 w
7 Z( J) g4 }/ w* ^5 a6 HHe 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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* c5 C9 f1 B. B5 DWang’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.% W% j* h& v X) ]
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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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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.% _+ \- n* {# q) s3 G7 F
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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./ X1 @# p5 j% \: ?/ h
1 Q) x" p( Q) E3 y: o3 iBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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