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A prominent University of Alberta researcher and his wife are facing charges related to the alleged sexual assault and confinement of a minor, the Journal has learned.! c$ F+ ]8 }" ?: d+ q1 z
" ~1 C6 m- f& _3 QZhixiang Wang, 51, is facing one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual contact with a child for offences allegedly carried out between Nov. 2009 and May 31, 2010, court records show./ A" ]9 h7 G7 T( s/ b' A6 k0 [" y
% j2 y2 }; Y1 t: V9 ^7 ?1 YHis wife, Xinmei Chen, 49, is charged with one count of unlawful confinement of a child between May 31, 2010 and Jan. 29, 2013, the records show.' C& n* Y4 r) x& d$ N$ [8 [
$ L( E' c1 l4 ~" j' XThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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) X" J1 ` j5 J" d, W2 XBoth were arrested at Edmonton police headquarters and charged on Feb. 14, police spokesman Scott Pattison said in an email. There are no other potential victims, he added." N/ i" `0 h2 Q
$ e7 w! t8 J( EWang, an associate professor in the university’s department of medical genetics, was named a senior heritage scholar in 2000 by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.
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8 E$ C! S$ n' n2 QAccording to an article about Wang in the foundation’s fall 2003 issue, Wang joined the U of A in 1999. He had been studying cell biology of locusts, but according to the article, made the switch to medical-related research in 1994 while pursuing post-doctoral research at the University of Toronto.& d: f: b3 d% S' d1 u- _9 }! f$ D
, ?# V# z" X- Z: @At the time, the article says, Wang’s research focused on a protein found in most body fluids that, in high levels, can lead to the development of breast cancer." U: X1 n% O/ y# @
( s2 q9 {8 a7 T% c& _" Q( x; QHe has numerous academic publications to his name, including several authored with Chen, who is listed on the U of A website as a technician working in Wang’s lab.
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Wang’s cancer research is considered among the most promising in Canada. In 2005, he was awarded a grant from the Canadian Cancer Society worth more than $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.5 n! c' K+ j- K; m. |' X& b
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.% K# _; T6 l4 Z/ a C
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.3 ?9 Z5 g$ P* a* X, G
$ }& G& @0 l+ L: ]/ M' l“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,” he said.; D+ U \8 m+ _$ A( |& L
9 @- N, N* p7 q O3 n: oBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.3 a; S* c' x+ u! j0 F! i) w$ ]5 E
) B% ^) o" j/ {% o5 Z8 X2 `! h; a7 KTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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