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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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! Q6 ^. ?4 p- {. cZhixiang 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.& I4 u6 S5 n+ H9 S* i
" Y* {1 w/ ? B1 m7 U- v# P' oHis 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.
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- F, K# U3 c+ G" y* p# nThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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3 C2 A1 h, L" \+ A( d* n1 ^Both 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./ U9 }) x9 a& f) N
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Wang, 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.$ @$ w: g% ]7 w% p
% j9 e$ g* h/ ]He 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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! n& R; T# `2 d7 d5 i! k& b9 L$ ~Wang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.2 z/ k: K0 s/ f4 ?% R, V5 {
1 L* b7 r; M" r# h; ]Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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3 _0 _$ J6 F2 ]: p8 nTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.; x. }3 O& s1 q: T) v' p
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