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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.. S- n' e/ n! S' k* L0 U( b- V
7 d/ U! g0 ^4 e8 u8 {% X6 C7 j3 WWang 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.+ H9 p7 i6 K" A0 {
1 c9 a' Z" w. B' ^9 SChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.6 D' X% G' T- B' D$ ]5 ]- f2 a
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.: f. b% H8 C$ `& G4 k
5 _0 R2 Q! ]% A' P; BThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave." M* O, Y6 b9 j. i' n/ T
/ \# ]. q# C0 T. H$ @. O2 bThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:0 s1 |. c b0 Y' ^* Z& O$ ^- b
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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.”
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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3 e' T+ }% y5 G# ]9 T- A( `& gThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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