BONNERS FERRY — A Bonners Ferry dentist was sentenced last week to supervised probation and limited jail time after taking a plea deal on a battery charge.  

Taylor Geyman, 36, was sentenced to serve one year of supervised probation and 10 days in Boundary County Jail after pleading guilty to an amended charge of disturbing the peace for acting in tumultuous or offensive conduct by dragging dental instruments up the outer portion of the victim’s leg, according to an amended criminal complaint.  

He is expected to serve an additional 10 days in jail at a later, unspecified date. 

The amendment comes from an original battery charge, which alleges Geyman intentionally and unlawfully dragged dental equipment up and down the woman’s leg.  

During his sentencing hearing July 23, the woman involved in the case shared a victim impact statement, outlining what she endured during her time working with Geyman. She spoke of her eagerness to start her career within the dental space, working in Geyman’s office, until she began experiencing criticism that turned into unwanted attention and innuendo comments.  

“You began looking me up and down instead of looking at my work. You told me, “You know you look good,” and “You’re an attractive girl, you could get any guy you want,”” said the woman. “You joked that “35 minus 17 isn’t that big of an age gap.” Those weren’t harmless jokes. ... I felt like I was being watched. As time passed, your comments became more frequent and more disturbing.”  

Further in her sentiments, she recalled distinct moments of Geyman’s stares and comments, and how they escalated to remarks around sexual conduct and nonconsensual touches while working.  

“Something as simple as passing an instrument — a task I performed hundreds of times — became something I dreaded because I never knew whether your hand would linger longer than it should or whether another routine interaction would become another violation of my personal boundaries,” she said. 

In talking about her experience with Geyman, the woman noted that his pattern of misconduct was just as disturbing as the acts and said that if one person had spoken up about his behavior when it first began, she would have never been in the position she was in. 

"The most heartbreaking part is realizing that if people had acted the first time this happened — if someone had decided that protecting young women mattered more than protecting a coworker or an employer — I may never have become another victim in that pattern,” she said. 

Following the women's statement, Geyman apologized, saying that he is determined to be different and apologetic for the “waste of judicial time.”  

Documents containing details of the case are sealed due to the highly intimate nature and the inclusion of names of other potential victims that are not listed in the case, according to court documents.  

Anyone who suspects abuse should call Boundary County Victim Services at 208-267-7334.