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1 p6 {+ m8 U$ y" KA 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.- O0 J/ Q7 B0 i: N" O; Q `9 c4 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.: ?! z& M7 R1 j
- K5 n, {' H3 Z. EChen 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.' H& W% K6 O `* {; I, y1 m# l
; o- m( E3 _* p: i/ R7 F sThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.9 u X0 C# Y1 E7 m" K/ M
' l& h4 o+ M: p. w' Q; U$ M( F2 b0 bThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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; H" _: Q: w" h+ t6 B“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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" l' e3 R* R5 O" B: D7 Q$ \1 l% BCTV 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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