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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor; M$ C0 l/ B% U. c9 x3 a+ d' S& ?
7 Z' l1 t) B, k n" G7 NA prominent cancer researcher at the University of Alberta, and his wife, are facing a number of charges related to the alleged sexual assault, and confinement, of a teenaged girl.
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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4 k5 Y, _% n' O7 ?Wang is facing charges of sexual contact with a minor, and sexual assault – for reported incidents dating back to between Nov. 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010.
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! L1 m0 J. x; G# {' ZChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.3 ?! c& w& |7 i2 U3 j
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.% X: ]2 _- i- x: X9 ?, Z
8 ^3 w, J7 Z$ J; X$ M" @# WThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:0 A7 `; _/ g! {( W( I B
2 M2 D0 v1 Z. D6 g: y0 h“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.”1 F* q, ~" a* U, { W
: I4 R/ Y# m/ R4 H. G# E! {+ qCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.) A8 U6 G' F4 v- E4 M2 K D
- O0 m- D+ f/ c; F8 T: cThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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