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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.8 X! m; u# C/ K! M" W6 ^# H
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Zhixiang 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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4 X! O: i1 j5 g g( JHis 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." N( n, R* w2 D- r7 L7 m4 `
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.6 D: k/ F4 N0 O |
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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.
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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.) p( I) u+ \. p
' ^8 J5 o0 k) SAccording 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.* ]1 H9 M( V8 b+ S
, L0 s) d, B4 o# l, L' KAt 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.. J: X: w: W. R
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers." p+ Q6 v z U! a
& {* b9 G0 V* c f% ^8 IU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.) J# B; o% l0 `2 S2 z X
( n* _$ U$ f( n# gThe 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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: D3 g. Q2 s( r# z/ mBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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6 e% \ P; m" P. M0 I6 @Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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