(c) By means of fraudulent machination or grave abuse of authority; (d) When the offended party is under twelve (12) years of age or is demented, even though none of the circumstances mentioned above be present. 2) By any person who, under any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 1 hereof, shall commit an act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into another person’s mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person. According to the prosecution, appellant used force or intimidation in order to successfully have unlawful carnal knowledge of AAA. To be exact, appellant is alleged to have utilized, on two occasions, a knife and the threat of bodily harm to coerce AAA into submitting to his evil sexual desires. A careful perusal of AAA’s testimony in open court reveals that she was clear and straightforward in her assertion that appellant raped her twice in the manner described by the prosecution. We sustain as proper the appellate court’s reliance on the following portions of AAA’s testimony regarding the first instance of rape: chanRoblesvirt ua lLawli bra ry [PROSECUTOR MERIN] Q A And you were alone in the house of your lola? Yes, sir. Q A And when you were alone in your lola’s house at the sala, what did this accused do to you? He suddenly went inside the sala and at that time I was mopping the floor. Q A What did you use in mopping the floor? Coconut husk. Q A And when the accused suddenly appeared [at] the sala, while you were mopping the floor with a coconut husk, what did the accused do next, tell this court? He said, lie down, lie down. Q A You mean he was fronting at (sic) you? Yes, sir. Q A And what did you do with his instruction to let you lie down? Nothing. Q A You mean you stop[ped] mopping the floor? Yes, sir. Q A Now, after you stop[ped] mopping, what next transpired if any, tell this court? He held me and let me lie down. xxx

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