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A prominent University of Alberta researcher and his wife are facing charges related to the alleged sexual assault and confinement of a minor, the Journal has learned.( y2 G; V( f, B4 Z" }
$ I8 n: j; ] Y$ I: \- a3 gZhixiang Wang, 51, is facing one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual contact with a child for offences allegedly carried out between Nov. 2009 and May 31, 2010, court records show.! i+ A9 k7 X) U5 L8 F' u2 p! Q* j" E
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His wife, Xinmei Chen, 49, is charged with one count of unlawful confinement of a child between May 31, 2010 and Jan. 29, 2013, the records show.3 P# F9 U$ ]! o- T' k* S. m
1 x) m* O1 \+ N, J! rThe same victim, a girl under the age of 16, is listed in both cases.
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0 I, k; L& `+ f3 Y- \Both were arrested at Edmonton police headquarters and charged on Feb. 14, police spokesman Scott Pattison said in an email. There are no other potential victims, he added.+ [: x7 R, U; U* }) A
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Wang, an associate professor in the university’s department of medical genetics, was named a senior heritage scholar in 2000 by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.
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According to an article about Wang in the foundation’s fall 2003 issue, Wang joined the U of A in 1999. He had been studying cell biology of locusts, but according to the article, made the switch to medical-related research in 1994 while pursuing post-doctoral research at the University of Toronto.
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: X, W/ O- g7 x$ |1 G5 fAt the time, the article says, Wang’s research focused on a protein found in most body fluids that, in high levels, can lead to the development of breast cancer.% D& D4 r' j% w/ v8 X# |+ `
6 {" L- R9 N$ T; |$ A" DHe has numerous academic publications to his name, including several authored with Chen, who is listed on the U of A website as a technician working in Wang’s lab. G& H5 q) G$ P2 h; ~' w' W" X6 e
" w7 a w5 ?9 V& V) C8 c, V9 YWang’s cancer research is considered among the most promising in Canada. In 2005, he was awarded a grant from the Canadian Cancer Society worth more than $350,000. His research explored how overactivity in certain proteins that play an important role in cell growth can be linked to the development of skin and brain cancers.
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U of A spokesman Bryan Alary confirmed in an email that both Wang and Chen are university employees currently on leave. h+ r2 q3 m$ @" _8 F. h
! t% z. D0 o: I6 e; YThe university considers cases where an employee is charged criminally on a case-by-case basis, Alary said., I. T9 i* Y! ]1 Z# J/ b
8 B$ m( ^% M9 G ]+ G3 X“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,” he said.
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# l! _# ~& p& l7 ^Both Chen and Wang made their first appearance in Edmonton court on Feb. 14 and were released on bail.1 R3 P8 E5 H4 e8 K+ o1 e
; {$ }0 G9 T+ Y' H1 n! fTheir next court appearance is scheduled for March 13.
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