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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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- V1 f t5 O6 p8 PZhixiang 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.
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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.( o/ b' |( q E' n, c4 [
2 }$ N4 t; E# b) }/ J7 g4 KThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.$ I) o3 B( U, }5 y. P' N; {
# c5 s0 \" t- J5 O+ c0 z0 A/ HBoth 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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Wang, 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.1 }' x! t3 j% f/ y7 V9 x
7 c+ J- w+ G( s1 U( X5 tAt 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.) D4 o, ]8 Y1 Q+ z( t2 {8 L
$ }. [( E- V) I6 y; ]0 p4 C8 PHe 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.
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Wang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.. I( i2 N$ ?# G, p$ a' x: Y
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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The university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.' H3 t1 v9 n/ R% i
' \. c5 y7 i/ N4 H ]' L“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.# W/ _$ i5 A: b( b5 i& i
' A+ p9 @* O3 L# y% wBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.* K& x8 [2 A4 y( f( V$ p; l8 {
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Their next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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