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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./ } \5 }1 g: d) O) y4 T
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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.
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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.. D$ l- z# |) r# f& a0 S
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Both 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.7 z9 ^7 s; X# R0 N/ ~6 _, m
: S e+ T. S2 |8 s+ ?7 bWang, 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.' D7 @ X* b) s% m z; a% x, I
- T" ]) ~# k9 T6 W2 WAccording 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.; ?3 @& w$ q. J6 _
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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./ J% l" t! B$ m. j5 w6 J
2 F# J& N; e& wHe 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., R. ]; z6 R7 i: l; S
3 p! b4 B+ W+ o1 C) i6 oWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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0 X8 C4 [8 I- g. U) FU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave. H" G1 G( w- r# r
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.$ C+ U% }3 m" f; k% l5 d% L5 ^; h, A
& O' w- {: N8 ^3 UTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.2 h+ A) y7 R7 B! y! N. J. M0 t
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