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0 f) L( A8 N- |/ d' h, [4 KA 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.
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; W5 ]+ e' d1 x0 }% D$ C% mZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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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., z8 ^1 D! b) ~. h& t$ i6 }
S/ q, c( u' J& @5 g* [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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$ O: \1 R E4 O$ F% lA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.7 c& U$ c# s* r
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The University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.
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2 |" E* y# @2 I' X4 X4 NThe 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.”
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& N% B- j2 i: v8 ?5 cCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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+ A; ~! [' Z( Q8 `: H3 O9 ]5 R( BThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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