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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor8 H0 w0 q, s+ n* u) D' k0 A
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A prominent cancer researcher at the University of Alberta, and his wife, are facing a number of charges related to the alleged sexual assault, and confinement, of a teenaged girl.
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! a( F9 A) R6 t& ~7 HZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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& A$ a* j* s4 s4 FWang is facing charges of sexual contact with a minor, and sexual assault – for reported incidents dating back to between Nov. 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010.
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& g, H. p& U4 O) tChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.
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1 z+ B$ z4 n; b9 W( S0 yA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.. j; m8 I- ^8 L$ ?: P
6 ^2 Q+ I E7 W5 B8 V' ^% qThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.* H, I/ c6 |+ K( I# `0 u- u
/ {; G4 Y3 C" R% `# ~. rThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:# X+ h# @/ c& `
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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.”- j% Z# C3 T. {" N/ v1 c5 Y; A, W
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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% j+ r) L: E' ?7 S9 M2 S# iThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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