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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./ K+ Q, e1 @" Q! G7 \3 @( `
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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.# @9 }, D1 {3 A, N
$ A v) @6 x2 IHis 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.4 t# B7 w2 p3 v% u7 u
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.- x/ I: s) {+ ]9 H! l
/ F/ O/ O' Z' u, L& T+ h% nBoth 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.1 z7 s/ G( E" x: p! j2 [
8 C- _+ q& C' w1 X6 J5 ~3 g. m' ?* CWang, 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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2 q2 V! r% o$ F; g( n$ n. B3 W j- C5 oAt 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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# Y6 U, I$ p8 XHe 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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.* X# _. ~6 u! p+ _8 s# V' N
# T% [& |/ h$ g$ R" [3 xU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.$ ?1 |& L$ d1 w: M
% X7 [/ G1 e3 f; G& t“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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a% E* T7 k" W+ hBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.8 f2 s# N; z; D" d& ], G
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.$ j% r: z2 K. G& `, {8 P& D
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