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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.
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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.+ n* A, N! L; `+ x6 Z
# c+ T1 Q' y5 w, |/ SThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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8 j" x. J- d5 j1 Y! e: qBoth 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.' t' y+ z8 N1 d% b# }6 ?: j
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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./ e2 D0 x. d% n X! d0 Z, g1 Z
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According 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." t6 S# k8 j1 U8 y4 z. j
# U# l, P/ v0 ]: L7 R TAt 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.5 x8 m" w( k/ E1 D. I3 t
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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.
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Wang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.) h6 k/ p, [9 W' ` S% R
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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. r* K- K# I$ y' \% U, K3 oThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said." n) ?2 a/ i% t
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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.
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1 Y% K- ]- J: B2 @7 w, 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. f" d1 ]# a) ]2 Q9 i' y9 X$ B
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