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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., `6 G& S) B$ s B
1 Y* w) i: C- K1 {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.' W) s5 V' d& J" R. \% z' U( J7 F
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.6 n( y# K* h t9 w" h: s
: E2 ?8 e1 U4 i* Y' TBoth 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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/ ?+ D+ Q! \3 L6 [! dWang, 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.
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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.: |6 E1 |: b' V/ r, j' l% m
- L8 \& o4 W9 G: jAt 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." L8 p9 \+ I1 p% P
2 X2 S/ ?0 r1 d4 W$ tHe 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.' ]9 H4 f/ Z1 W9 d- A
9 Q# K" b& [8 A$ e8 GWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.) O3 T! ]0 P; v
" @# F1 J: S/ Q/ Q' u W9 e* mU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.9 g; Y! y& _ R. G5 Z. m% Q' d
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.
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" S+ M4 ]1 M4 T% B$ u6 xBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.& v1 F# L$ A7 }; z+ K4 \
4 _/ L$ P, A, o7 xTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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