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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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2 v( \8 E4 t j% SA 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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k: p6 b+ W( K( XZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.1 G( g4 p+ K) z
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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.. `) V7 P) d C v4 K+ Z
c0 e; A, U/ W' R+ _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./ S9 ^4 J; }( v! j
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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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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:" o: p+ Q* {- n- G1 c3 F
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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.”
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$ E4 K- X/ y5 h% v6 L* e( j7 U+ CCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.8 h$ p: r0 m% @& i, O* Y# Y
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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