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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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- H: b6 E+ i1 R7 W9 QA 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.' M; |" o+ I/ [: Z' K7 k
% v1 { i. f0 F6 GZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.1 m- F. p l1 d: S
: ? Q3 B+ y# @: m/ S3 `6 ~" 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.- @. g5 c+ n3 F6 |3 O: }
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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.
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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* s7 M' o1 k5 L! SThe 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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3 I$ e' i. P6 ?' s5 @+ E5 pThe 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.” h1 T- ~* L, N$ V, n" L
/ U3 y U7 V- x" M, ~$ }+ _: eCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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* G3 W- N- w& KThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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