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5 b9 j3 R& l7 x; m' mU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor$ ]0 l9 X" m" Q, P; R
# ~( s% j, N8 `$ dA 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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$ |6 y7 b. \- a! w1 G& O; Y# DZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.7 Y- a1 u2 d& U- Y( |+ d
( P9 |; g }7 J9 SWang 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.+ |. y/ L& K$ r
* S6 x1 H; H: p3 D! D/ p/ Y9 jChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.2 Y5 P' @- H t
+ [& N( m5 J( d- 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.+ x- W# p$ S0 Z- B6 v
6 ~0 x* H" N+ Q, W0 m' K4 z7 oThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:. G0 X; h& j1 W6 T) F
2 c3 P* P9 R2 F“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.”6 z [1 B/ |- ]3 d+ Z
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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