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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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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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$ w, ^* y- L* Z7 ^Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14. ^$ f4 p) k& Y3 y; m
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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, 2010.9 T5 z/ B: I. ~% Z9 r0 w- q
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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.) W* M+ f6 S9 R; W
$ W1 w: J2 U1 D: b! _, G n. M/ ~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./ o3 Q8 _: d7 D; i( d5 @
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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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“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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% p3 g+ e% p; [3 a' qCTV 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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