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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.- A! |1 S1 \# S
9 S" B2 @% ?! X5 J% N- i3 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.
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5 ^2 ~0 q' G0 f \+ T' q2 uHis 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.. _4 }9 C7 m ]7 y: x9 `
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases." J1 E% X3 p w5 n
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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.. g+ H/ A; v. Q* C$ P$ \6 v
* U% `5 l" [. X+ D) cWang, 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.
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8 f/ R8 P3 E6 |) lAt 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.& `1 @+ o1 ^. u8 O
5 q9 u' }# r s8 P) q! ?/ QHe 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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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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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# Y9 L- [! D+ W/ o8 nU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.0 F$ a6 D" ]8 A: _0 G* q V
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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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* B4 G- W. v7 J; m0 c, i& `: U3 g“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.5 j4 ~! q$ _! s8 x( s
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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.7 b+ _% `7 @) r, d, q( e" a, q
* p, H) A7 a9 s' W( ?Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.. M! o* R. {& ^7 K; q8 @
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