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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor1 e V- g! r8 x! X9 W# D
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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. b2 p6 v2 N% C# G- I0 N
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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) Q, U! K Y" Y1 V+ X/ p! lWang 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, 2010.1 ~/ _$ t" i. \6 A+ _5 x( I: a
1 [" C R& w. S) [, a( E5 rChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.' K% ~* g2 i% F! A
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The University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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% `7 m, I- \ w7 L/ \+ d; Y, Y, y4 ^“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.”; N' l# Q5 }" x/ m' ~; J0 Y) J
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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