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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.( s3 J/ X1 y6 w$ i# O
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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.1 i1 F( q/ k- A* X
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.1 Y6 h+ Q2 S4 `' `* W4 s4 i
3 y5 }* m/ a% p$ S, @! D6 NBoth 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." e5 c" w& {2 C) {4 H
0 M2 R4 w) E- V3 p$ cWang, 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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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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2 r2 R1 D/ a3 x. tAt 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. b! n4 r8 N3 c4 [
% h8 I" a V0 v2 O) ?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.
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.* [0 @& Z% \ \/ I$ |" j8 [0 r
1 @( }* {4 ^* m( D5 wU 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, [1 H# T5 F+ ~, r3 C' V3 zThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.) z! `( E" @3 R( f% E
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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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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.4 n& E& T, J+ M8 ~6 f6 [' ^/ T
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