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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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; B/ E9 ~ w4 e7 _( yZhixiang 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.5 L& w# J- a3 l5 T7 ]/ ]
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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." a5 E. A$ W: x. n
9 x$ l. L, r* {3 f: FThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.* Q% P$ e5 x- u% j! B
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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.* `& X$ d* G+ X) t5 f8 F
$ Z! k4 ~ p9 Z% a/ ]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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# |% ~. m$ }4 S" p, d/ |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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8 [( J5 j. |* A- p' q, D9 g8 ]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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( n1 E* C0 T+ |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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2 D6 B( Q+ U' Q4 V$ ~. t XWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.' }4 e. p" y6 s
/ G. `' z1 r& ?) h# y6 m: Y1 iThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.5 y4 V$ h5 z$ L# q& O0 v
& J- g! ]0 S$ D. A9 f- C“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.( d7 v% ^1 Q/ B3 t1 {
( c' R# l; P; kBoth 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 13.3 g: P) c- u' E/ J
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