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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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His 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.- n4 [; I; V. w* P0 l
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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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( G2 ]" E! n, ]8 a0 a! UBoth 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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2 O1 n& W8 ~. ~& B2 zWang, 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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/ k6 r$ S1 G4 _7 eAccording 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.% L ~8 O7 B1 u+ A |7 T
& h# y7 R" Q% [3 { D2 B. uAt 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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, u" ?* v$ S3 p' n X& N/ LHe 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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& a% j7 i4 U0 v7 @1 ]U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.! k5 g3 i* e! S% s }/ |8 n
9 v) w* T7 X; V4 V# b) JThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said., H5 S7 _3 Z8 y% k C- ^ ^
/ W' G5 A5 v- p' V“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.' Y& \2 t( M F3 r; X: d6 y
$ J/ R9 A# m( Z" k: I# O$ N; iBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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9 }2 x/ T9 a: N2 iTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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