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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.
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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.+ o) h, b3 X. ]& F. |9 L% m( q
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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.- |( b" t6 O3 j, c! r- Q7 M$ x
# O- k: G+ h b' U# O8 xThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases. Y2 M/ }0 |+ j8 W3 T! |* W; P- d
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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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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.1 V+ n1 P# p- \/ I
6 d! ~, _2 D/ m5 BAccording 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.! B- s" U. g+ o K
( l/ X! a8 x' X. u8 i, \ ]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.4 d$ }# k1 D" B6 w( ]! ]
1 g7 g: y8 Z' h2 o* k/ _* nWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.6 d% @& i; @0 O+ [2 M0 h6 g# W
3 {) g V" w0 eU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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& z \* d# P9 }( r& N" \4 ]The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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$ Z: v4 X" X5 ~4 M- @- {/ s“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., M( ?! k1 v S" f4 m' _+ b
; U, r2 m7 X1 R' IBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail./ u1 v r9 M: h+ I$ q, J* }
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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