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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.2 H' f3 q0 _# @% M# o
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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.
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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.% c3 Y: h w8 I9 ]! N# |
9 F0 q. |+ L. z- f' ?The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.0 ]8 k9 d# u7 j1 ^ h8 b8 W# B
9 U, f4 I, q( {2 YBoth 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.4 g6 E: I$ L9 o ~# O
. i$ ]0 I1 _% A. e7 f* F) R bWang, 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.
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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.8 d9 q2 U+ g6 S. \( X
8 d! j$ E. w, @% b3 dHe 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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" g0 A) _, l, c' j3 A2 ^# E" HWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.8 p( [: r$ }+ f/ p) Z% t. j( e
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.* B, Z R" g* T6 f! J
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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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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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6 w- B+ C* Z/ V, E3 E' B8 l& D7 TTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.1 ]( q# d6 E! c. T* z
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