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U of A professor and his wife charged in alleged sexual assault of minor
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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.
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- ^( }# B- k" lZhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.- \4 L, ^& c: V G5 ^
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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.( m4 T/ r' A' C$ p8 A/ ]$ j
% Z" P" ]5 L- T7 @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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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.' y3 r& |+ b& P8 n9 m
5 s! @8 c# V9 i+ ]* BThe 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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“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.”4 K( N- c6 M$ L$ k1 d# l0 W
6 S8 f* \1 B( s0 Z6 pCTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.
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1 f* F$ N5 ?/ c- o! l. N, vThe pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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