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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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A 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.* A7 o6 ^6 b$ K7 N* w
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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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Chen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.: A0 J& R7 A9 b" s' f" i
$ j# I; A+ U3 }; N) dA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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The 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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5 |4 s w/ [# R. N/ m! Z! nThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis: H8 Q, T3 s% K/ y
]8 m! ?& |6 P- V5 {“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.”
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% c' @4 K1 |% |6 O: o1 Z6 D4 LCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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: @1 L3 O' u/ v- s8 DThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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