Kindergarten teacher Kathy Carroll filled in diagrams and acted out certain incidents during cross examination Monday as part of former Riley principal Dean Goewey’s hearing.

Goewey was placed on administrative leave in November 2006 for sexual harassment allegations. According to Goewey’s lawyer Art Scheuermann, Carroll provided testimony for nine of the charges lodged against Goewey.

On direct testimony, Carroll said the alleged incidents where Goewey sniffed now-retired secretary Michele Cowley’s fingers and chased her with an object, identified as both a vibrator and neck massager, happened on the same day.  Carroll was unable to give a month or a year the alleged incidents occurred and also filled out a diagram placing alleged witnesses in their positions.

“It was an offensive thing to do … the whole event, I thought it was just bizarre,” Carroll said.

Scheuermann pointed out that Carroll did not object or report such incidents occurring until two or three years later after being asked to do so by district officials. The lawyer also noted that her testimony changed regarding an alleged incident between Goewey and an African American woman who was in the school building.

Under direct testimony, Carroll said she entered the main office to get her mail and Goewey was standing in his office doorway with a black stuffed monkey while an African American woman was in the main office. Carroll said Goewey allegedly shook the monkey to make it dance for about six seconds.

Monday, Carroll first did not recollect why she was entering the office until Scheuermann told her she previously stated that it was to get her mail. She also shortened the time the entire incident occurred. “Six (seconds) could be too long, it could be four to six,” she said about the time it took her to enter and leave the office. “I open (the door), look up, saw what I saw and left,” Carroll said.

Scheuermann asked Carroll to indicate what she saw when Goewey had the monkey and also had her place herself where the former principal stood in the doorway. Carroll demonstrated that Goewey held the monkey close to his body with his arm outstretched and that he stood in the middle of the door frame.

She said she was unaware that current school board member Sally Nettles testified to witnessing a similar event and that she never spoke to Nettles about the incident.  Nettles testified in January that instead of a stuffed black monkey, Goewey was making “ape-like gestures” with his body when an African American woman was in the main office.

Additional testimony will reconvene during the next installment of the hearing, June 19, at 10 a.m. in the education center on East First Street.