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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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! r* }6 e& d( y7 ]$ F4 P( z8 RHis 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.6 b$ E( I; P; L4 S1 q9 @# |; U
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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. G" o, K" z3 e7 d' o5 X( g: t1 LBoth 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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9 S) V: ]; G% zWang, 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. m# F* M1 e0 ?- g$ o
: j) c1 Z" Z6 ~( C% mAccording 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.9 S! q3 I9 ]) Z! h
$ V$ f: |. r; j% K# r5 `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.; l1 h2 C; B! F; K$ ^$ h/ K' j
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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.
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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.9 T# H# A! C* T' v
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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' }' ?& ~# N: H8 ~; K& R6 a( A“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.3 d7 Z% Q+ Q8 |
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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& D5 v! ^4 v7 |9 M r9 L {Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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