The guard said the racial harassment beganshortly after he was hired.

According to the guard, Dowling called him inJanuary 1991 and asked him if he had made amistake in his application. Dowling did not thinkthat the guard, who is light-skinned, was Black ashe had listed in his application.

"Ever since then, Donnie Behenna has definitelyharassed me--at least 25 different times," theguard said. The guard also said his pay wasunfairly docked and he alleges that Behennamonitored him unusually closely during his shifts.

The guard said Behenna regularly cursed at himin front of other employees, and recalled aconversation in which Dowling said he would votefor former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

In addition to the charges of verbal racialharassment, the guard claims in the EEOC complaintthat Behenna "coerced me to provide a writtenstatement which stated he was not a racist, whichI did."

The guard said he originally did not intend toprovide Behenna with the statement, but thesupervisor harassed him during work hours until hedid. He did not know why Behenna wanted thestatement.

Johnson acknowledged that Behenna had asked forsuch statements, but added that the supervisor hadnot "coerced" anyone.

"He [Behenna] was looking for letters ofsupport--I wouldn't say 'coerced," Johnson said.

The chief also defended the conduct of Dowling,Who is immediately responsible for thedepartment's guard division.

"I think he's been pretty fair in dealing withthese problems," said Johnson. "He's brought themto my attention."

The guard said that other Black and minorityguards have been harassed. Harvard currentlyemploys 108 guards, about a quarter of whom areminorities.

"People are angry," said the guard. "[Theharassment] is so blatant. It's not like a hiddenthing.