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' }- J u( d2 {3 ^/ x. w! ]U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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9 R2 T+ c8 n! h/ iA 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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/ \9 @% h2 q/ v4 x* G g" DZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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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.
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A 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.& J* N6 |; }$ e! y
0 Y% j, W) x/ l. ~, I. }The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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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.”7 p! }/ p3 h4 _, F3 D7 H
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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