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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." F7 a+ S( X# P+ t% M7 m
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Zhixiang 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.0 x" l0 s# L% e: F1 t
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His 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.
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.# w) F" I W7 s& \
$ I0 e( Q4 C; O4 x0 ?) L4 ]# c5 rBoth 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.
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Wang, 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./ L9 P7 i/ k3 z+ H" Q5 S% C2 i
7 [6 @( @5 [8 i ^According 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.( Y5 ?8 @$ D1 V- G
- }7 N: g+ X( C' Q5 ^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.2 e4 x1 i7 T7 u
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He 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.' U) a' a2 d9 w: c X# I- V; Y. v6 P4 i
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.: {) L2 a: S/ T* [
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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- w$ @2 M! Z% P% {The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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0 }" s$ F8 v+ l6 i1 Z1 Z“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.6 s* U: N N! I I R+ P! j
5 ^) f! Z M6 L! b C! c; {Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.) P+ F3 P. s, a. A; ?
/ b% \6 D* `! k1 hTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.9 y# Q' f/ O8 ?4 ~2 T7 X' b
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