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6 l, H3 f- P. n$ cA 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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+ h2 } [8 |; |* E; n, f# yZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.* k7 i# U8 t% K2 M
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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.
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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.) }# b2 U& z( @2 f4 q! P o: A
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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" Y8 m3 s" M" y: pThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.
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: ]8 H, h% U, FThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:: ^1 @$ Z* _1 e8 L
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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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0 a* G8 u8 {- d: d# z c. I. UCTV 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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