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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor4 [7 ]1 ^; r5 N- H8 e6 U% X
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A 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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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.+ ~' a9 i7 l; M- p* u3 s/ H
' [$ x2 l; K& s p% {0 G5 qChen 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.
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' U: W% T* W7 W0 X, P2 ZThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.* I! x- t6 n4 o3 g! E/ [
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:5 y0 D6 I* ~# u! p
9 ~6 L+ Q' k5 I# k4 |“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.”9 X3 |. n! B: u j1 r. ]8 H q, w
/ V4 O! J& q; L" {' vCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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4 k+ V+ z" j2 B8 f7 g0 l. O; l0 pThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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