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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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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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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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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.
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% `9 _# K8 t+ X- A/ [Chen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.2 l' w1 g& e; @: [0 N" Y
" W2 Z4 `& y# S2 QA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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" {1 M% y, E1 t& YThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.1 O$ K/ E) e0 Y8 j6 _* Z
* r; z4 x& H) x0 F, u0 w: iThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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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.”1 b7 u9 U8 J" d
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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8 ?3 P' W* Y6 l/ z+ JThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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