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/ h& y/ I, z% M6 p3 C* MU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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{* ?; ]2 C) F _1 w% pA prominent cancer researcher at the University of Alberta, and his wife, are facing a number of charges related to the alleged sexual assault, and confinement, of a teenaged girl.& t% ^2 I; f6 ]0 T4 A# n5 B
6 _, k* M7 B% w" x* G+ h$ eZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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|2 C; k7 c" N7 K5 |1 IWang is facing charges of sexual contact with a minor, and sexual assault – for reported incidents dating back to between Nov. 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010.! i, ?2 `9 M0 F8 [
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Chen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.+ B" V8 k( }2 t7 k4 F6 \
& f1 \, y; O( f2 A: v$ b/ bA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases." I& j; X. r# {4 }% o5 C
/ K! u5 t* m9 k' T5 H1 j# ZThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.8 [4 O! f" ]/ u; }5 E
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:0 ~) Y+ N8 T2 n* b( |
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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.”
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.% Q, A7 d u. Z+ k
& X. ?1 M S/ k$ c( a+ fThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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