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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.( I( l2 B6 S1 g& n3 B, 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.+ ]; { E' d: {+ Z& U
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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.
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6 m* N$ U2 b; S& r6 J+ m+ z. }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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" }( O( `9 y' X0 ^& DWang, 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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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.7 E% @' X) |. f2 S6 ~2 z7 X* x
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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.% Q+ I6 q5 ^7 s- b/ r
( G( U& D: d* r, ]) bWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.% e$ Z5 \/ L/ i E8 g6 v- G: T+ n
8 f, m) D$ p# ~5 fU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave. K( S6 |8 _+ d
h5 L6 J( y$ }- V% iThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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: J, p9 y" U8 L" o“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.2 B6 T+ w7 C7 _+ t" Y
) a$ A/ f: f. m; e& k U0 K$ Y0 ~6 BBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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+ v: E: ] c5 c7 m8 ?9 X; z7 Y% mTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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