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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.
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* W' |: e0 ?, E1 i# S' n6 d6 LHis 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.7 f. F" t1 Y( J$ r! Z
, e) y8 w& a7 Y( U, LThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.' ^6 o2 l2 X8 ?5 n
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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.
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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.$ U6 t$ K6 i) f# f/ r% s1 \: a# B9 P
7 a3 P a+ i2 kAt 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.) G5 o1 `4 X# S0 o W5 j4 b
; D3 X7 k9 X1 J JHe 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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( T( S/ `$ i5 m4 _- vWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.+ N+ `0 u7 T0 u# I
: l0 l: o! `" T6 c6 U$ ~3 i" G. RU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.: ]7 q! }( A! b$ X8 U
/ P, Y2 u* u: i4 p9 S& j# K0 yThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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* W" Y6 ~2 ]5 ~% l% D“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.# r6 {$ E! \3 {- W6 x: N Q' |
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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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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13./ k5 L }8 V( x ~+ j
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