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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.: N5 p. q8 `, I2 I' Z
$ g7 p, J4 q4 I6 }$ S: g" L( lZhixiang 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.4 t. _' R/ [3 x0 b% O- A* O
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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0 |* B8 K# r/ Z9 h" q2 u6 }* uBoth 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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" ~ J3 d T+ W7 \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.
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+ D1 E& \" v6 J" p8 l& j4 x8 l5 rAccording 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.! p, x9 H7 O$ D1 g) y# v6 f. p, s
/ Z7 X- |* ]# H$ Y4 }1 r6 k" y$ Z& z' VAt 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./ Z0 m$ e$ L7 L" V1 L% h
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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./ i! j4 k! t9 p+ y
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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.- { W- [* \8 j% R: S! m
$ [. L; ~5 f1 N, \4 I# J0 l- sU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.: I* H4 A. t; U: K- i. |! n r1 }$ P
! X8 b% { ~. i5 t“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.! T3 l+ x" x" N: a0 H5 t
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.1 a2 r4 o& |/ m p/ N- z
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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