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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor1 v" Z% E$ g$ J8 X1 j$ K! ]: L
! F" _% _5 L" M/ l1 l1 DA 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.. y! `4 |* _7 H Y# y
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Zhixiang 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., L2 g3 F% R3 ?4 L0 n
; P! ?) i- I* K1 HChen 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.* X" m: y2 I: x* S" Y# K: m. p
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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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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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( J* R' E6 E" R) S' n6 j“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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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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