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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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% x( b& g4 v' C1 \. Y0 U+ }2 r8 WZhixiang 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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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.
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.4 l; u9 w7 |3 A
i& d9 m$ |# R& {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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3 b8 @) [$ \% kWang, 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. g4 u3 `/ V S
0 D! ?& S; F0 N! u: ?6 T. `' Z+ DAt 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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3 R$ ^+ D8 O- n2 GHe 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.. ^; H5 g3 Q/ p9 s# S
+ A( k5 i+ |7 ?, r- xWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.$ b# n; r9 [1 C: n5 D
7 b0 F' h6 t$ ~( g5 N' OU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.8 T. b# _2 X$ H6 [. z- T
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The 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.0 q5 n6 G; G, s0 z: X m
$ U" y- k# Q9 |7 t# ?" ^: TBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.( e# u! w& l" q: y* \
3 |9 f. |! |! I! g' N5 X" i4 l/ h1 S1 `Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.# G" g4 S! _0 k/ X. k; ]
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