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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 y$ y( \- c$ U- \6 }
+ K+ `7 m5 H1 |8 y. Y# k" K0 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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2 N$ e% D# @% X7 aHis 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.* {1 H: a) z* Z" J1 N. R" Z; I$ p
; _, Y4 [( R/ F' fThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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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.0 g2 j' H0 b2 W& ^
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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.
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. _1 G- h4 Z5 HAccording 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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1 l F; u& b# [# w2 CAt 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.+ I7 _1 i4 T. o3 J5 [
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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.
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/ F0 u; E8 \8 \5 F# x# K5 @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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0 A2 [6 H Q6 B& f# I5 ?U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.6 [' t4 D# y) k1 T( G8 u7 h
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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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.
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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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2 g/ ` t* N+ B1 y9 C" V% uTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13./ V% H/ W/ S, X2 b
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