One social quality that we often overlook when debating the role of a sex offender is the essence of their power over their victims, regardless of the setting. We’ve heard stories about rich men, respected men, and politically affluent men, but rarely have we heard about the poor men that overpower poor women with their standing as an employer in the agricultural industry. The men of a subject, in this case, work for minimum pay and aren’t necessarily white or powerful. However, they wield just enough power to get away with sexual assault.The story of such a scenario begins at Harris farms in California where multiple female field workers claimed that they were raped by their supervisor. Maria Cruse, a field worker of 18 years said that “There
