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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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- L! b$ ?& E7 `2 R* S# o9 ZZhixiang 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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4 i7 a' X: J- V+ _ cHis 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.: c s3 c1 c+ g" n" M
/ U5 g# I/ r, o; k& l0 sThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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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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% I# J# F* P- U) _: g6 V; eWang, 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.' Q& Y* u3 V# a( x% \' k
4 I! F& u2 B8 a! U EAccording 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.7 b u/ ?+ G* V! ?& j& |
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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.
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' H) b% e2 h& G PHe 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.. [" K/ q4 U8 t3 ~) F8 O
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers. {4 K4 ^6 y* f7 N) n( `3 c9 K
: r6 S _5 ~4 }2 ~8 aU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.$ b0 V- F+ @) H2 u
' C4 u: ]6 ` J+ LThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.6 L+ \# B1 \: ?9 e
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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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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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4 S1 k" f6 S! ]) G' d; m2 J9 _Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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