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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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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.2 C2 b: @3 k! p: }4 V
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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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The same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases./ K' f, {$ n+ `
5 M' ?2 L* b {( y8 n- uBoth 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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! E! u. J2 G! \+ AWang, 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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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.
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( F7 |* i# G" r5 i7 h9 [ g/ kAt 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.5 ?& l0 y( M2 z# W/ h& w
. @* ]7 `9 ~% l% t3 n+ HHe 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.1 |9 [* l$ Q7 P9 [2 w) ]7 l% x. Y9 E
, d0 R% q" D) {% a+ xWang’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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# A& y; B2 D) ~8 S) U2 uU of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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( }6 a% L [( d" sThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said., u _# G+ Z8 X
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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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Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.: e/ [4 r. C: J6 O( P
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