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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor, @" z3 h: X# n) l
: p8 S: T) R1 \5 s& ~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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5 b: H' u/ I- q9 ~1 J8 TZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14. ^) r" e* k! k5 E! P6 ~6 I
6 g9 Q& O$ M* ~4 v+ yWang 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, 2010.1 z- }* k) l: p: v3 W7 M) ?
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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.% a9 o( l( N3 H
2 A% q+ C; k4 x5 c1 h0 ?1 g% z3 tA 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.
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+ w2 v" N. K5 m6 u1 @" jThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:% u3 e, Q" B% `( U
: ?" i1 @+ i, ]* n/ Q- D4 d“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.”
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4 ^# M$ Z: b4 R) T7 gCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.+ \4 ?0 p* w8 O: u6 k8 X
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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