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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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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.( l7 D6 p& Z: [/ |9 K. ]3 J- ?
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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.. X. S' R A7 s9 o
2 E3 A# o1 J2 f; o! |, p2 [& r+ ~2 }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.% a5 F* U$ D4 o* _6 y* _
. L; k- _9 B6 n3 D8 a& y, t2 ~- V8 cThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.% a# U/ b3 Z2 S5 @, w8 n
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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:' d1 Y5 h7 R2 z+ i0 K
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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.”
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.# j! J, @/ n1 y. B
1 n v4 o- O, kThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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