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) {/ P( U! q8 BU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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1 R9 p1 Y6 |$ k. I5 XA 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.# P7 ]- S+ f+ U; i! r- t# k7 @2 p
0 a- a, q) E* KZhixiang 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, 2010.4 R7 d# T- A! T9 ^" i% M& J% Z6 N
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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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. C! \6 O7 Z. B [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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2 B6 Y* Q! ?' G. D5 F& TThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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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.”
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.$ w7 B0 P) |2 I8 z, d& e: L9 L
3 `- d2 v4 Q2 E' T# JThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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