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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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' g8 o3 y& _# N3 @4 |Zhixiang 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. b$ d% s! r9 ~4 A$ E" o
' f9 a. K1 _2 P- m7 d8 ~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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$ u+ R5 m) u+ M6 P2 g7 N; O- dThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.- D v! K6 E, p, g: C
' j1 A2 P$ j5 W7 P4 E, rBoth 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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6 C0 d6 b+ A$ g0 UWang, 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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7 F0 M9 u% t% G9 uAccording 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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At 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.; y, b: H0 F; {7 Y5 F* Z& G( F
" O) r1 \5 C6 n0 j; \+ Z# vHe 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.
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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.
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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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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.7 O' |/ i* V* Q- w4 Q+ S4 m
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“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.& ~& B2 f) Z( m
6 F0 q% j. R4 C% P# g/ V/ MBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.( W/ ? N% z& l {! O' @' e/ m
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13./ M8 V8 N8 k* ]; K" N; G
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