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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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5 S+ P7 d5 K' \' g, U/ mHis 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.$ ?- n* |3 A z0 a4 {
% ~ [. i% K, d, B k% }The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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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." F: H' L. v: w5 m
/ `' K* p, M j5 E9 ]( |. SWang, 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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6 L9 ]! M8 [; iAccording 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.; I: s0 c7 ^% G* j: K
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At 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. z: V- J0 G* ]! Z: o) |
9 ]! Z, a& u. [+ m4 n& MHe 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.1 ]2 W- N/ V9 a% k( Q8 A# _
4 P) |& J+ b6 qWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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F* B5 z/ X- B+ iU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.9 w: a w2 y+ r5 J
' ^, X+ j. `0 H2 x- {5 o" m, AThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.- _% ^* I, ?" y: i+ {4 o
4 T" N3 s, M$ t7 H' ^, R+ 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,” he said.. @4 Z5 y1 X- F m
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.2 ]% X7 k* w( t9 C0 \/ M& i9 U
" ?! R' \0 K! FTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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