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4 f+ R' F& C9 x4 l3 D& R7 q. x3 iU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor8 C; P5 k8 {+ z. b3 B( J
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A 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.
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+ [: ?- c" Z3 i3 f4 h S# m0 {. GZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.! n" Z) N. I1 |3 _% H* p, e
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Wang 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.: ]4 V3 V$ `! e! W
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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. s' B1 G: A# l# M) b- B0 o* K
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.; s9 Q/ e( G/ E& b) Y
8 e3 A }" Q8 `5 XThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.6 p9 I- E. D$ G4 }0 |, u
3 D8 z0 L* T4 p# U, f5 }) E/ }The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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" n" \8 \+ q( l$ w p# A“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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' g+ c5 y1 B+ r G3 [8 `) @# Z5 nCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research." F u) O+ Y7 x6 p
: R& g& C$ L5 Z" U6 e2 D5 YThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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