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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.4 N V( |* H+ F9 e) |4 T. q
% H2 m: _8 K, |0 c" w @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.( a# _' E! L# Q8 k
7 N0 j2 F' a3 z JHis 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./ |5 L$ l. J& G0 m% n
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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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.
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- h; A0 o: N9 ] O& j- V h; UWang, 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., G4 H/ ?- ]* f+ |8 C8 G4 f9 `
/ ^2 T$ F; L0 R* }' }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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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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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./ u2 P2 @% `- L: `8 l) ]
4 W, m1 {9 g* w; a; H6 t3 RWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.& [& g+ \& }' h* J. k5 C/ m
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.8 p) D& b# O; N7 L- @+ X E0 w
& y% \% ^7 i3 t# e“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.7 @% F2 Z$ o( }/ g
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.1 f2 I6 o+ k- G% Q# V
7 C1 K( w! p- aTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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