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- R9 u( q( f$ gU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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5 ?3 |: [& l1 E, V' jA 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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+ a" T' v; [4 V' A" ^' GZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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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, 2010.6 V8 o7 h* Q- x& L- O( i
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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.
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+ u/ I9 E' C2 D T, Y2 h+ r9 fThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.! t5 Z. l" a7 U; v \
& }6 A0 _7 P: y& z0 BThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:; O' T, n+ P1 u( Q3 @
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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.”) m; a: E6 a, H$ u0 Y! ^' e' d
+ x6 B8 v; R5 \) B5 p4 wCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.3 `9 N7 O' c5 b% L5 S" Y
3 P7 E. h# |# W- ^, a. lThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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