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9 A! \* f; |! R) x4 V$ r7 XA 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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! B/ S i7 ?! iZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.& h' Q0 k3 B, w+ q
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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.( x8 m6 D' K }6 D
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Chen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.* V" C2 f. B9 h! r( f
% [. ^" p3 U- S# W9 {3 O& T* Q* z# EA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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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.3 h, w0 X! [$ _
. `( E1 t, T: l- }1 ]( bThe 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.”7 w: d1 L: \, T7 ~* s
8 k3 _; ?2 ]1 B2 x- z& y! pCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.# V g8 a: m; l7 W
/ g6 |3 z8 w, R/ o, q1 ]The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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