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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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( U2 x7 j2 g; z% Z5 a0 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.* \; A' V; }6 R. b" U
/ c0 ^( J+ |$ r3 r9 FHis 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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) p6 e: f) v/ {# X7 _' {: \+ @The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.1 O6 P' ?6 G, L+ V' W9 o0 B B" P5 k
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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.6 A$ u8 t) D6 z+ V
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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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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.& x5 B* n6 }% R% f# W7 y4 l* z3 I
8 H+ P3 @, z2 {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.! ?% |: ~$ @- G$ _
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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! v: p: T$ e p z. D. EU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.0 J- ^" P+ M0 o# s' A) w
4 n3 w, a% ?5 ?* c. J# @2 f* ]The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.- j/ ] q5 L* a. o* B1 Z
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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.2 j0 z- F/ t: k0 c3 j- g- x/ v9 F
: w9 l/ ^" e# p4 {" zBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.8 ]% X# p% F: E/ Q `" @
9 B* g0 a8 y) E: fTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.2 K: Q7 ~: t: X) Q1 H3 H
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