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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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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.# Y' ^ }1 C$ L1 h! D0 Z
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.8 E1 M c) b* O& I, b
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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.0 @/ u& \$ C/ U, o7 l& F
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Wang, 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.. t) ?6 |" } h/ C" x
Y3 f: | |, F+ n, r; t& 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.7 |/ Y+ N- d! _$ g/ ?
. F# [, _6 x% X! nAt 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." v) H4 r$ j7 L H& G
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He 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.: x8 J5 l# f; R
, ~/ h) d) `) v8 q+ j- BWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.& y/ \* }$ f2 C% [
$ U9 {+ p, h* T- p$ R3 _The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.2 c4 O' C' \; v. @( I4 l5 c6 W$ N6 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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& s" c o6 Y# K7 Q$ }# |Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.+ ]7 s- ]4 S( k3 _( j8 A
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.1 l C2 N; ?3 f5 d
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