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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., z; ?* {( L, c) Y! E9 [2 S
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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. G8 Z: \+ L% Z( s l$ Z+ J
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His 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.8 n6 n* z# |5 c; t
F' D4 }, X% o. C4 QThe 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." L$ r1 S2 y& E1 b3 `0 A
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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./ F7 j" U2 r5 [+ ^2 A1 M
: [/ Q7 p8 D3 B4 ?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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I7 p9 D/ A9 B+ E2 H7 `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.( H/ ^9 h) z9 F1 J! W: N G0 H1 ]
1 X) n9 `, {9 E& j& \( y( pHe 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.5 u5 D) P7 Z5 u/ |% X. s: u
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.. A0 \& l4 ^0 C( X$ q
$ y/ z" W: n; ]9 R8 T+ }U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.- _2 b$ a6 U% A9 M
; w$ B* d& a5 x6 I" H! RThe 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.; b' n: |2 g0 e+ x
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.+ W& |) W8 }; g3 ?* S/ M# O1 }
$ e/ S7 D% Z4 i. h3 T2 KTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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