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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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8 L/ V- s0 |) C4 f) [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.1 e+ ]' r( i6 b% g* ~/ C
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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.7 Y% ~+ F; F) Z
, a7 G) U/ h9 w0 v m1 o6 qThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.0 s. }, N- u7 {
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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/ h$ }1 u. v) q2 C
, P+ i7 d/ v( S. ?) y$ AAccording 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.# A4 \# ^+ R! E# u- {
% q7 g* X1 c# S: _# ^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.
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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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( T8 H$ ^3 M! TWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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% ]8 E: H1 ?; C, y: K+ ?- F) nThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said." J; c, e E: |: r9 @) L
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.5 x+ h6 m1 L* k9 e
* m3 J9 g3 ~1 e! m. HBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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5 \4 Y0 F) ?! k1 s- Q; WTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.$ c9 n+ ]& \; M- o
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