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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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: b+ L& g+ K( g3 V4 y/ tZhixiang 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.- X4 n8 p1 v0 e+ g
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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.* J# h# x8 S# {3 F0 r+ }: T1 W
; M( q7 t( Q x, }7 A0 |* I7 ^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.6 G3 ^3 U' r( `# ?
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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.7 z4 k8 ^/ P$ p
2 t+ T3 z- Y" q' g) T- o6 U/ sAccording 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.. `8 |0 j! z5 D4 q; K; e% r7 y
* D) k) w! n$ n2 O2 b! bAt 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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S2 X# Q! l B( k7 X1 K5 X7 h4 AHe 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.4 K( `& p g& M `2 J# L/ j+ J7 Z! I
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.+ b" u6 B4 O& d7 N/ y0 g
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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. m- C6 C4 K( ^. Z9 K3 k0 kThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.! N' S6 G. R L$ V+ v% S1 m
5 y7 y* Y4 ~. j8 K; [" ^“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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% A, X* z+ g# |Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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) f5 y# s/ a' A; h, b& jTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.( e, p6 V d: P: l
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