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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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3 i2 O$ G0 M4 o) v; C+ v" yZhixiang 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./ q3 U" o- t! V% e5 F$ K# M
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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.1 U7 P: J, r9 _3 T- a
2 n: k$ i7 V8 g9 B( L/ d( \ u; zThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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' S4 u/ X+ J3 z3 P/ z* p; EBoth 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.+ a+ n$ e% S5 ]* j+ x% N( D
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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.( p! o$ h, v" j/ b4 M/ i
0 D6 j/ w: F( c/ fAccording 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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At 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.
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He 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.2 Y0 j" j w+ v& W( `/ [: G2 Z
9 p+ j! E) ~! Z) _( ]0 PWang’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 $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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# c- p) F! Y! n S# [U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave.
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+ q3 [: I; G1 ?$ o0 cThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said.
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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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# U4 A; d' V# r" P8 R6 N- gBoth Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.
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, M+ |3 G7 S ITheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.. i: }4 W/ x( H- P& }- c: v/ E
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