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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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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.8 Y3 T0 h! C) N$ Z6 j& e
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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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p: V2 Q; `# [6 ~, d a. O7 xThe 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.; ]. }- C9 p7 e' W8 O" h, F
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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.
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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.% i( |6 ?' l. m) V
, I/ m: m. e# ^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.$ k0 w( B! Q; n( q& w4 L$ _% |
1 D V/ B1 I) O- X& j3 ?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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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" z4 \8 B0 j8 t- iU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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1 S4 S5 P) z4 ^) X: jThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.$ ?0 {/ q/ C" r# z) {4 H
0 w7 P& \2 j6 b% d. ]/ D! y& _“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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# f( | z! J: {Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.' t( v5 v+ ?0 h# B! J* J& L, z& _
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