when he came out he raped her. she is represented by attorney adam miller. >> i find it unbelievable because bp and subcontractors had relationships with all local law enforcement. they had the opportunity and 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 are in pascagoula, mississippi, to talk to the local sheriff. several weeks before the incident, sheriff mike byrd said he met with bp's local head of security about by bp was not doing background checks on beach cleanup workers. >> i said, are you doing criminal histories and backup checks on these people and his answer, reply, was no, we're not. i said, you're kidding me. he said, no, there's so many of