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" v$ K! I4 x* B7 b; LA 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.. M! T- g+ r+ r7 [: T
3 [ Y6 M3 G9 {5 t; HZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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1 _- |4 n1 w- |, B% U ~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.
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0 k8 |, ^, Z+ m& g" b6 _% HA girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.# p7 l2 O- ~, S- ]" }5 t
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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:. O+ o/ r6 w0 r% y' v
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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.”) v8 c7 z( y, W$ ?- s# g
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CTV 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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