Is this a case of a psyco guy who just wants to own whatever people he stumbles upon?
I don't think most people are that evil or damaged.
Why do you say xxx countries? It is not as if we don't have this type of thing happening in our own country.
It's easy to imagine someone who is not socially oriented and spends almost all of his time at work, thus not surrounding himself with an alternate circle of people with whom to have nonprofessional relationships, resorting to making a pass at a coworker.
Those of us who studied or work with CS types are 100% aware that there are some people in those circles who have trouble controlling inappropriate manifestations of sexual desire.
It's more "metoo" to think that all wealthy people who have relationships with subordinates are trying to exploit a power relationship for sexual gratification. But I think that just gives such people too much credit. The reality is sex is a basal drive and people often follow the path of least resistance. No food? Stealing bread starts to seem appropriate. No social life or game? Dating a subordinate starts to seem appropriate.
I see it more as incompetence than malice.
(And personally I think all mentally able adults should take responsibility for their own conscious and consensual decisions, instead of trying to blame the underlying dynamics of the situation.)
Taking that logic to the extreme: what if an on-duty police officer orders someone to perform a sexual act? What if they're being held at gunpoint? Should we expect them to take responsibility for their "conscious and consensual" decision to perform, or can we blame the underlying dynamics of the situation?