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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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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.( T2 u* n- M5 j& ?6 F, I
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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.# u1 e, [+ N; M0 @' Y2 N2 v" y& L
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.( p) q( H# Z3 V) M7 q
$ {: G' s* t3 s/ t4 e. w) sBoth 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.
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; g* v$ }( s: F- L0 w( YWang, 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.6 o; C/ _0 L! c: S- D4 w+ x* r
8 L5 {& s( R6 [) D' }9 [- rAccording 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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! }2 A4 ?! N: q7 yAt 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.5 W8 M+ C! C, e
+ y) m5 L5 t @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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; C; u- f4 ~' X1 j9 c/ U% nWang’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.# u! E6 F" u1 ^: ?+ t) I
+ X; }# S! L# p' i, W1 n0 \, u" [U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave. |4 Y* K1 r% b; |. @. ]
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.1 w8 x/ o* S' `' e
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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." B* T( n3 w# d e" @' A/ `
8 u0 F% @: I3 o. m! |Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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