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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.6 p8 g% ^* i! I# g( K& F! o7 u% r
7 t# `/ o) h. }9 a& G6 fZhixiang 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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, `2 u+ v& N( V- D1 F$ ~3 h+ P: zHis 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.+ y4 {; j, i( t; D6 z& u
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.2 g) E& ^1 R5 E6 L
0 t4 Q) ^3 h! sBoth 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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" m6 x0 f$ Y* U- }5 \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 A1 O( V& \' t& _+ b1 j: h
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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.
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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.4 H6 e' x) {* T0 T% ~
) A+ A. c8 M/ u7 y* N! z( W1 N8 v9 _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.
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2 I* Y4 M3 X: _' \U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.& |7 y, B' c6 |) A& c/ P9 Z9 q, m' Q
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.6 q2 C, I# S0 O0 \# o
3 B8 v; t" P6 H9 M [“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.8 f; j5 k) V3 f; U. L# ]* J
, D6 \) ~% q2 o+ y2 EBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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8 E" | q3 Q* FTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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