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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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1 H) M, ]' T0 X! t5 tZhixiang 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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8 O' Q! z b* i2 L; A3 J: lHis 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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) m! i6 t _. d. w) a5 e7 OThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.. i. v9 Z9 f ~( H+ q
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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.4 @! r: |" p: ~2 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.8 x3 |$ e8 c8 x2 `; q; N
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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.2 L, q @, F8 c* W
5 N0 p$ D% F" U' h9 h: iHe 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.5 H. a3 Y+ ~+ s/ a1 p' T9 H
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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.5 a3 B5 h4 D: @$ Y9 o$ Z
! k4 @' f, @ |U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.8 {+ ?9 j& ^0 d) k
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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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.
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.9 j* Z4 }1 E. y( `# w
( t) }2 n# [# L# GTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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