Hi, taking a detour from the usual works, I propose on to talk about a more classic piece.
What is the Work?
An Inspector Calls is a play written by JB Priestly in 1945 (but set in 1912) that follows an upper-class family during the engagement party of the daughter, Sheila. The party is interrupted by a supposed police inspector call Inspector Goole, inquiring about the suicide of a working-class girl who had at least one interaction with each member of the family that made her life slightly worse. It is a criticism of the unempathetic classism and selfishness of the time.
Who is the Character and What Has He Done?
Eric Birling is the son of Arthur and Sybil Birling, and brother of Sheila Birling. He is a spoilt, immature drunk who uses his status and wealth to support his own amusement in life without any concern for anyone else. Out of all the Birling family, he likely had the most damaging impact on Eva Smith (the girl who killed herself).
During a drunken night out with friends, he met with Eva Smith (who had now resorted to prostitution to stay afloat) and took her up on spending the night together. However, just before the two were about to have sex, Eva has second thoughts and no longer wants to. Eric, drunk and out of control, "insists" and threatens to start a row if the two don't sleep together, leading to him essentially raping her. They sleep together again another night, this time less forcefully (although considering Eric had already raped her previously, calling the next encounter consensual would be a stretch).
As a result of their nights together, Eva got pregnant. She rejected Eric's offers to marry her, knowing he didn't actually love her and the event would be miserable, instead taking money from Eric. However, she soon discovered Eric was stealing the money from his father, causing her to no longer accept it and leave him, going to a charity run by Sybil Birling for support (but being rejected due to Mrs. Birling's pettiness.
Left with no other options for her and her child, alongside being wronged so much by Eric and the rest of the Birling family, she drinks a large amount of disinfectant and dies via suicide. Granted, this apparently didn't happen until after the Inspector already confronted the Birlings (he's treated as a supernatural-like force).
Heinous Standards
Eric stands out for raping Eva Smith and causing her pregnancy, indirectly contributing heavily to her suicide. While saying the responsibility was all on Eric would take away from the message of the play, I think his fair to say his individual crime was easily the worst compared to his father, who fired her from her job, his sister, who complained about her, getting her fired again, Gerald Croft, who had an affair with her and left her behind, and his mother, who rejected her pleas for charity out of pettiness.
While in most cases a single (or possible double) act of rape isn't enough to pass the baseline, you have to keep in mind that this is a 1945 play set in 1912. Crimes like rape in media in that era are incredibly unique, and with that into account, it should be enough for him to stand out above the general baseline. There's also the added fact that his rape led to a pregnancy, which in turn led to Eva's suicide, killing both her and her unborn child.
Mitigating Factors
As bad as Eric is, unlike his father, mother, and soon-to-be brother-in-law, he was genuinely remorseful for his crimes. He straight up admits that he helped kill Eva, and after learning that Inspector Goole wasn't a real Inspector, and that Eva Smith hadn't killed herself (yet), he doesn't drop his remorse like they do.
Also, while it's pretty twisted considering he raped her, he does care about Eva Smith. After discovering she was pregnant, he unsuccessfully tries to fix things by offering to marry her despite the scandal that would cause, and when she rejects, he was willing to risk stealing his father's money to provide for her. As well, while minor by comparison, he has some care for his sister Sheila, as he complimented her at her engagement party and confided in her about his horror at his family abandoning any principles when believing there was no chance of a scandal.
While this isn't an excuse for his actions, his alcoholism should actually give him moral agency issues. It's established that on the night he raped Eva, he had barely any memory of it due to how drunk he was and "was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty" . Unlike characters such as Clay Puppington, the implication isn't that his drinking brought out his true nature, as we see when he sobered up somewhat that he's less of a horrible person given his remorse for his actions and attempt to fix things.
A final prevention is his moral standards. Even before his rape was exposed, he was genuinely opposed to his father firing Eva Smith (he didn't know her under that name when he raped her), questioning why he couldn't pay her and the girls what they wanted. After the reveal that Inspector Goole wasn't a real police inspector, was also disgusted by the fact that his family (minus Sheila) were going about like nothing had happened and that they hadn't done the things they were accused of.
Verdict
Yes