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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.. w, |9 _' N Y. l# p5 p
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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.6 T8 K6 ^: S+ _% D
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His 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.
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7 `) d5 g4 V. p1 }The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.. y- T l8 R7 e: S
/ |7 r) V& l; U2 H. q4 Q4 iBoth 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.5 {: R) H4 P8 @1 ^* a3 s1 b
) |+ @* r; E: W( K6 R/ p( pWang, 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.; i, x; `' x3 _8 w
& K2 }. u$ A& K; s' n7 \- r9 WAt 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.
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& ~( F# X5 i3 u" r4 X+ Y8 C5 J3 rHe 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.% w$ _& d% V# X- A6 i4 @3 L' a
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Wang’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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# H' `% p0 G* s EU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.6 Q0 f* p9 y% X3 a8 {, u7 C+ L9 q' I
! n! W4 A, F/ s1 W9 `; Z4 H* h iThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.. \) U" E5 P7 i9 }9 C0 e
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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,” he said.
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.3 j! y# ]2 A! E# h+ M
5 {4 m) b9 {! x# y! B5 o) P* R* PTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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