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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor9 d: F! m( f% e7 Z6 s8 W& U, H8 Y
) g e7 G2 ]! |6 `$ b6 VA 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." u# e5 v: V( d7 [3 ~4 G. ?
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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Wang 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.. j% n. F8 ]# Z. u& h
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Chen 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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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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The University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.
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6 b3 G* r4 m4 r! N1 ZThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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3 D/ b* F: j; D/ T1 ]- Y“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.”
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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% C K$ l( t+ Z& U1 ~9 HThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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