We know that people with disabilities of any kind, immigrants and LGBTQ2S individuals experience more sexual violence.
It's a way for the attacker to show their power and superiority. If there was ever a way to take someone's power away, it's sexual assault. It can be seen in the power dynamics affecting members of various social groups. A person will sexually assault a lesbian woman because she's a lesbian, or an indigenous woman because she's indigenous. It goes hand in hand with the sexual assault experience.