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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.6 P# W( T- b+ x/ H3 @ A+ Q
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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.
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2 r7 v; L E/ o2 w C9 P! ~2 T7 }1 PThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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/ z) B; j: j& ?6 g/ p7 f* E/ DBoth 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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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.6 [, N8 j; p6 k& Q
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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.1 r5 g) X" c5 }1 u
! e) a: @3 t4 Y/ A. c" tAt 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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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.8 w7 Y, i0 f( o8 i9 C
% W# F9 V1 ^$ F T5 Q! bWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.3 ?( a& m \6 f$ f* M& n1 N
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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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“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.
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2 C. F. m, |9 Y+ S+ G3 `Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail., e- F% {; R: x( Y' Q
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.4 D( }- M$ r* r1 r8 B
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