In the fall of 1988, Ostrowski more than oncepropositioned Battenfield and even kissed heragainst her will, according to her deposition.

After the two had lunch together one day,Ostrowski said, "You know, I lust after you atnight, Battenfield testifies in her deposition.

Battenfield testifies that she was particularlyoffended that he used the word lust because "itwas my impression that he was implying that hethought about me while he masturbated."

About a week later, Ostrowski againpropositioned her, she charges. Ostrowskiallegedly said "something to the effect of 'willyou sleep with me' or `are you going to have asexual relationship with me," according toBattenfield.

Although Battenfield responded that she did notget involved with people with whom she worked, shetestifies that he kissed her and then left.

Battenfield describes the kiss as "veryoffensive and almost violent." Battenfieldtestifies that she tried to pull away, but thatthe encounter was over before she could doanything.

During a third incident about a week and a halflater, Ostrowski allegedly asked, "Have youdecided whether or not you are going to go to bedwith me?"

Battenfield says in her deposition that herresponse to Ostrowski was, "absolutely not. I wantto make it very clear that there is no questionabout it. I'm absolutely not going to sleep withyou; and if you continue to ask me this, I'm goingto report you."

Despite being rebuffed, Ostrowski kissed heragain, according to the deposition.

Although Battenfield did not report these threeinstances of alleged harassment at the time, afourth incident three years later prompted her totell Extension School officials what had happened.

`Get What I Wanted'

In a May 1991 meeting of Extension Schoolstaff, members were asked to evaluateBattenfield's job performance.

During this meeting, Ostrowski said: "When Ifirst started working here, I soon found out thatI couldn't get anything more than a yawn fromDelise; and then after a while, I figured out thatI could get what I wanted from Sarah," accordingto Battenfield's deposition.

Battenfield testifies that Ostrowski'sstatement "was directly referring to my havingrefused his sexual advances." She also calls thestatement retaliation for her decision to refusehis advances.

"The comment was between me and Don," she saysin the deposition. "I knew what he meant by thatcomment, and I knew why he was saying it."