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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.' _; [2 q7 J @# z. F
2 E, ?" m& P' f- n9 t; v+ NZhixiang 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.+ ^( F' ]* ?5 ^
2 B. p% \- B2 Z. ` o- p* VHis 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.9 X P- W" N7 X* C' ?' T
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The 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.8 g' N) D# Z2 b R0 u3 m
- v& D$ M- S1 SWang, 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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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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9 x. X9 s1 [1 m+ }( r' p U4 ?9 PAt 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.
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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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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.+ B/ D `% D/ x% o6 x5 ?- F0 p. `$ Z
7 L h7 l |( C/ W4 \The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.5 f! v: p6 ^6 V$ I6 G" K& d0 X
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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.( M. P0 U$ ^9 P2 m3 ~- S
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.9 H# P5 f: D/ H3 Y* D+ E
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