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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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$ Q! H2 H( [7 EZhixiang 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.+ Y5 u5 S1 R: b
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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.0 ? H7 H* t+ N; ^
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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., `" t; |3 s; i3 N, l
( k1 B) C9 Y v/ r# \- 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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/ L, t4 D3 f+ h2 U9 KAccording 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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At 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.3 y6 |6 C7 v \3 r
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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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8 m& H1 m4 n7 y, eWang’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.. U: c2 G4 P& G! m) S
$ m K4 F1 `! `& J2 Z& {U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.( \8 P% W" v( a0 H
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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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, y& I7 q4 Q7 f% C# {“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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E' h, E" N: G9 [3 r, Y8 M8 `Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.; V- ^; g* V. R2 g
9 z9 d1 T1 [: n' Z0 F8 e/ BTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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