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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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/ q2 m# T. w2 ~5 m) w+ fZhixiang 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./ ~, Z3 f1 s9 }6 B+ J5 F
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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.$ ~& v& C3 }6 ?: I1 r7 q
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.* ?/ Q# g. A. R- I U9 J
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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./ Q+ u2 \4 C! R1 u2 v
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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.& R& A+ E- {1 ^: B0 T
* G3 k% c0 K# C4 \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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; `. w" g: L3 FAt 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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P9 H+ }, S. h9 gHe 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 U* g' J: V
' x. v8 `6 X# `' O6 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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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.+ J r/ I/ G% s/ t2 v' D
% P6 Y% E, n: ]The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.5 ]# ]1 p' Q* l5 v2 Q
' }; t/ i& e2 I+ I, 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.2 w# \1 y9 ^2 r; I X' N1 X
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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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5 ]; ]( W/ f) L7 pTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.* r# G4 t) S# J9 O2 I
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