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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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1 v) `- I7 y8 C( a2 x" YZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.0 ]3 U, ~+ N" E9 p R; V
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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.
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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.+ T3 v; r5 e# M+ S& c @# @, _
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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.1 Z7 V% T. p! h: ?' ?+ q5 F
5 D9 U: B5 }* O$ M% R& kThe 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 D7 A3 q o6 G
- J7 E- j4 b, {. @6 G0 u8 n3 J1 f2 LCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.1 K1 z) @$ B7 l3 z
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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