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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.
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h! K$ d p) O" aHis 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.3 ~0 _+ U2 B4 b5 S3 f: b
. d! s3 A" H7 \4 y, V& yThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases." k* l1 [8 g- }& z$ Y
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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.0 N. ?* I3 b( ]' f' }! M6 e6 d
7 P" R& k9 {4 b p; H+ yWang, 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.; h$ G/ `3 W, b8 T; V6 Y& e
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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./ |" j* G9 _0 D
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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.5 `2 x7 w4 g% T1 x6 W
- L7 u. \/ i* i) J4 kHe 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.; `' `7 p5 L& _% |4 V0 |# v2 y
V; V& {/ [( R5 ?( ~# hWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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9 S: ~+ e8 A1 q6 q& FU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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$ l t* c8 m8 n; G" f# Z2 fThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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- |& Q I8 H; X& s& ]4 Q' ?“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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' S3 [$ |6 u" Z. w: uBoth 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 13.4 q) ]; u! d/ X, a/ K4 N
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