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1 G H1 h/ T" d8 Q) ]( t) ZA 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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Zhixiang Wang, 50, and his wife Xinmei Chen, 49, were arrested at Edmonton Police Service headquarters on February 14.
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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.
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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.$ I/ B# ^0 B. u: E7 ?. h" ~
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A girl under the age of 16 is listed as the victim in both cases.
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+ R$ [' A0 g, `1 N* QThe University of Alberta issued a statement Friday, and confirmed the couple are both employed by the U of A, but are on leave.1 @& u) i7 B, F) z
4 X* M; a G8 V3 O' j( wThe statement went on to say cases of employees being charged criminally are handled on a case by case basis:+ W7 v! M$ c# {, S
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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.”6 P& G1 i' Z9 I; \: V& ^
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CTV News has learned both worked in breast cancer research.( B9 L+ A- S' b% [* G
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The pair are scheduled to appear in court on March 13. |
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