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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor7 n9 t0 R" f# p
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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 14.1 _3 M, I% [6 N& ~1 p
1 R- g0 e6 G m% AWang 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.: j' _$ m _) I9 R- y, p: I' ~
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Chen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.% l _# K3 |0 }6 t! J7 j
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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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.% r- ?0 H8 t; `! b4 V5 {
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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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" }* X! p; G3 T; {6 l; }3 C“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.”1 L" z- O2 K [# R
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.; s: p3 D( G* o d0 `* \! S
~' \9 ^7 Z; \1 W `" I& b* H) oThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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