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9 B, _9 G& u3 A( z& N8 z. VU of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor0 M i) M; c3 m
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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.- K) C/ |; v" W, c8 Y
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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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( e6 Q7 C8 B) u! a, | y) c% o/ I+ }$ kWang 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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+ @9 o1 r- V( v; p4 B4 m! e4 U& @A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.7 Z \6 L* v8 O! U$ ~
6 m+ g( t5 g+ {! D& G' z- f6 CThe 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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5 e. h6 P. I8 ZThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:4 P& F+ i, F. c
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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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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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; q/ v" u0 V5 C3 d6 `5 E/ cThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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