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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.
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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.- m% A/ S( e- `# f
- `; G+ L1 x3 I5 k" Q% ~; ?8 OHis 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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' X/ r/ p# T/ q9 \8 CThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.5 K5 C" |2 h3 d
- Y& I$ ^# I; u3 F' z0 lBoth 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.' W Z4 _: {9 s, L7 k2 O9 k
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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.
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# y1 O1 L" 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.
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' ]3 B2 E' I; rAt 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.) u3 Q: \ k) b/ B' v5 b
* ?9 c, X6 w) Y5 G; f9 oHe 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. `* K1 j# s) G/ a; B$ X- ]
# v0 c( y$ s6 u( F* L+ G; q( e' M0 GWang’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.
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5 f' Q: J2 s5 m, m' iU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave., T/ G8 _ X' j7 _/ a
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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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,” he said.
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- M2 e y( } d* p( @# I2 k: U% o! uBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.- K! \5 H& s6 L6 ?4 m- S
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.3 K0 j" \, F. u F# T! j1 m9 ?0 m1 B
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