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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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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.
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& @/ ?: S4 j! j& ^; a( u5 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.
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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.2 H) e- }1 K3 r D/ a+ e& ]
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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.8 H3 k3 A: i8 W d/ p) m
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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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! F# T, j( C0 i! r# x; }4 oAt 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.$ _& @- g. @& e
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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.
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& V5 C# K. `9 j- pWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.5 r N% P; d) A. A, Z
0 ~+ u& ~, ~1 I2 ]# [# } I2 K9 g, XU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.; k [" d; `" w1 P" F
6 I& S2 E) w0 |: O5 b0 S mThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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“Factors the university would take into account include whether there is a real or perceived connection between the charges and the person’s employment and whether the person’s presence on campus posed a real or perceived danger to the university or members of its community,” he said.# I a/ _& ]0 W9 \1 Y$ Q/ o( v( c
: f2 y( r6 ^; h# q$ [: O* g% U; W2 @Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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) x4 C; Q: y B. b. {Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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