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3 _. d4 Y) f; z8 n. tU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor: Z8 g- r8 C# P
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A 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.: @3 e" c. A' Y9 k+ J$ f* D& |/ n
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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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7 M; N4 W+ h( PWang 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.. C9 q( R+ r& [$ z$ u
8 L3 ?! w: _' X5 L( \8 `( l" EChen is facing a charge of unlawful confinement of a child for alleged offences from May 31, 2010 to Jan. 29, 2013.# _6 Z& y7 o, r/ `' Z
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.; w& ^8 p+ B. H! t$ A" G+ y8 ^
' u: `3 f: B3 l( [The 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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The statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:
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' o" e" m0 R/ F“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.”$ }, `0 |) [0 H; ]. {
: V" x- p- H& ?! W$ p* HCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.5 w3 H$ P# w8 o# s/ i
6 ^# R7 f$ m9 Z' `( bThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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