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2 f- B$ m, d5 _4 q6 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.( G; A! a: G* }
`( m4 K0 r: @0 gZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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, x! `$ v7 [) \3 DWang 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.; e0 A3 u; }( t7 {
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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.* z1 C( s: ] b
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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1 ^2 x: A( G0 O+ u7 _9 |The University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.) Z( |" V0 A& z1 W9 c- _! r! |
, h7 \1 g* I; R, n& \2 b" L' ]! ~5 w, O) bThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:8 L6 ]* C3 ^: B. N2 a+ T4 o
3 e: k$ |4 ^5 U- _4 r3 B; g“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.
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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