he s my boss. i thought it was all right. reporter: she says robertson asked to use her bathroom. and when he came out, she says he raped her. she s represented by attorney adam miller. i find it unbelievable because bp and their subcontractors had relationships with all local law enforcement. they had the opportunity and the ability to clearly check all of these people that they were hiring and bringing in to ensure the safety of the public. reporter: if anyone had checked robertson s background, they would have found a lengthy criminal history. and he was still on probation for a felony. instead, he was made a supervisor. we re in pass guolla, mississippi, here to talk to the local sheriff. several weeks before this incident, sheriff mike byrd says he met with bp s local head of security, about why bp was not doing background checks on beach cleanup workers. i asked him directly, i said are you all doing criminal histories and background checks on these people?
reporter: she says robertson asked to use her bathroom. and when he came out, she says he raped her. she s represented by attorney adam miller. i find it unbelievable because bp and their subcontractors had relationships with all local law enforcement. they had the opportunity and the ability to clearly check all of these people that they were hiring and bringing in to ensure the safety of the public. reporter: if anyone had checked robertson s background, they would have found a lengthy criminal history. and he was still on probation for a felony. instead, he was made a supervisor. we re in pass guolla, mississippi, here to talk to the local sheriff. several weeks before this incident, sheriff mike byrd says he met with bp s local head of security, about why bp was not doing background checks on beach cleanup workers. i asked him directly, i said are you all doing criminal histories and background checks on these people? and his answer reply was no,