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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.! A: c) h. w& V' x
, l# }6 h1 K1 @( c4 @: [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.; B: T' @& C- F- S1 T, b
# f7 T# Z; C. Y) n% ~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.
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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2 u4 M/ k# T5 dBoth 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.1 O& [% X$ z9 y
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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.6 K% N0 m5 m) ?* e! N: |2 n! n
0 u% g- W7 Y! z, k& UAccording 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.% g: ]3 D- N4 j3 S, b/ P/ w) B& c6 `
1 T9 i6 `9 ^9 V- B9 cHe 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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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& z/ c6 k. u) ?8 E7 K" X; fU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.0 Y5 E' B7 B4 D& W& y
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.+ R5 T- i5 m+ _
7 I2 y& `2 D+ P& s7 X“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.
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. n2 G3 v$ Q$ v8 L$ xBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.$ T; X* M7 G8 Z# ^$ r* H
4 \8 a# n0 {# D& x( d1 M& i& hTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.4 L) W O+ u" n$ j1 a. m) [
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