"Sarah" is Sarah Gruppe, who Battenfield andher attorney believe was having an affair withOstrowski. Battenfield writes in an affidavitsubmitted for the case that Gruppe "told me shewas trying to decide whether to sleep with him."

In a phone interview last week, Gruppe deniedthat she had had a relationship with Ostrowski.

`Expeditiously and Thoroughly'?

Immediately after the May 14 meeting,Battenfield told Fernald what had happened, shesays in her deposition.

At that time Fernald said "I think Mike needsto hear this" and called in Dean Shinagel,according to Battenfield's deposition.

Battenfield testifies that she told Shinagelthe story, and the dean quickly said: "That'ssexual harassment."

Later in the conversation, "[Shinagel]indicated that he would take care of it, and Ithink he did. Oh, he told me that I should go homeand have a drink, and he didn't mean Cool-Aid orsomething like that," Battenfield testifies.

But no investigation followed.

Battenfield says she told John Adams, theExtension School ombudsperson charged withhandling personnel problems, about the allegedharassment, and he told her to put the complaintsin writing. She didn't, and "there," according toFernald's deposition, "the matter ended."

University officials say in court documentsthat they couldn't do an investigation without awritten complaint. But Harvard's policy on sexualharassment makes no such stipulation.

"Individuals who are affected by or aware ofsuspected cases of sexual harassment are urged tobring such situations to the University'sattention through the most comfortable of avariety of routes," the policy says. "They mayselect the informal process available within theirfaculties or departments.... Universityauthorities will explore the allegationsexpeditiously and thoroughly and will takeappropriate corrective action as necessary."

Battenfield alleges in her affidavit thatShinagel "did not want to be bothered with aninvestigation. In any event, he prevented one."

As evidence of such intent, she points to thefact that Shinagel received Fernald's may 1991memo and did not investigate.

"I am deeply distressed by all thesecircumstances," Fernald writes in that memo to thedean. "I expect you are too and hope you will makea careful inquiry."

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