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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.8 C: r; g" x8 }. q# \
3 l5 p+ q+ _% n1 I: z' _2 e* DHis 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.3 [ v* J; s% a2 }) {
0 T1 l; I% P( Y- }; I0 i2 D; IThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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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.
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' J8 k( }6 |( D0 ]! O* XWang, 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.) u5 C- ?6 K7 A! R4 T
. t" g: r8 a% {' J' V& sAt 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.
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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.- s- Q! e- t5 ~! l. G8 x' w: w
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.' o0 ~! X( w. i7 d
. \$ E0 k$ ]$ [1 Y( m% e% jU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.; Y2 n7 n8 k; \( H% _
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said. e1 i0 f5 p; j3 X- m$ X9 u
s+ K& k4 }1 W6 F% e2 y- j/ Y“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.7 a( U. N. b$ u% Q6 m
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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.
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