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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.4 s6 f5 R+ W. j2 _& e
" d* @* Q$ U% @8 D. ?% pZhixiang 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.
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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/ T( t% @0 r( T: b! a5 o; IBoth 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.7 _6 ` h u! c3 y' [$ i
, @$ w5 ~+ T/ j8 D8 Q. CWang, 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.; ]+ u7 F& V) R9 I" U8 [
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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.
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4 Z9 {$ l! i2 |) DAt 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.5 e4 u+ `" e |* T/ B9 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.' X$ X/ A+ N/ j" l1 X
7 \: w2 t/ D' z2 h& mWang’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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9 \) `# U0 f4 `! u3 b! H* uU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.' i, H4 A7 ^- p3 a/ f' S( f& B
3 {" E* m* ~% y9 ]' SThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.! t- r5 I& z3 ^5 c3 r b5 {$ b
: d4 i0 c5 d' o“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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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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