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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor6 Z$ I( z J0 ~* y( z/ S6 o; ^
# t' I0 ~% n5 g9 U, z% Q: rA 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.9 a Y0 w. {* ]4 S6 |- O
0 [8 m+ M. W- gZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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6 Q! C' C5 ]5 ]# X9 A4 @Wang 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.+ G: k. Y1 k m* v# `
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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.
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.. i( y# ]9 n: l' b+ |# @; X# I
7 C! S2 c4 [( Z2 d5 F) V8 g* ^" kThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.& @# Y4 N4 Q& p% C' U
/ \4 p9 H5 _0 u& m* mThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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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.”' _ N! D' L( g2 h
+ T0 ^. ^8 S6 p6 h8 x# N. wCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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( t! G1 n7 n B7 V) T* ~3 aThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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