Q. So, you felt [his] penis entering your vagina?
A. Yes.
Q. And how many times, if any, did he do that [i]n September, 2002?
A. Only once.[105]
As for the sexual abuse in December 2003, AAA testified:
Q. In December, 2003, AAA, what incident, if any, happened between you and the accused?
A. Yes, there was.
Q. What incident was that?
A. The same thing, we had a drinking session with Bienvenido Udang, Sr., and Jr.
Q. And when was this happened?
A. In the house.
....
Q. You said that you were drinking in the house of the accused, what were you drinking then?
A. Tanduay
Q. And you said it happened again, where did it happened (sic)?
A. In their house, in a room.
....
Q. And when you were inside the room, what happened next?
A. I was lying down and after a while, they went inside.
Q. You are referring to?
A. Bienvenido Udang, Sr.
Q. And when they were inside the room, what happened next?
A. The same thing, he undressed me and inserted his penis into my vagina?
Q. How many times?
A. Until he had an ejaculation.[106]
This Court finds AAA credible not because of the generalization that she was a child of tender years incapable of
fabricating a story of defloration but because of her categorical narration of her experience and her straightforward
explanation that she was intimidated by Betty to have drinks with her father. Thus, she was compelled to return to the
accused's house even after she was raped. AAA testified that Betty, her "friend," "sold" [107] her to Udang; Betty, who
was taller than AAA, even threatened to "maul" her had she resisted:
Q. After the September, 2002 incident, did you tell any person about the incident?
A. No, I did not tell it to anyone because if I tell, his child will maul me.
Q. And after the said incident, you still went back to their house, is that correct?
A. Yes, because his child wanted me to go.
Q. And you were drinking Tanduay with the accused.
A. Yes, because if [I] will not drink, his child Betty will maul me. Q. Was (sic) this Betty already mauled you? A. Yes,
because whenever she asked me to buy cigarette, she maul (sic) me because she was taller than me before. [108]
To this Court, Betty's threat of violence was enough to induce fear in AAA.
AAA's delay in reporting the incidents did not affect her credibility. Delay is not and should not be an indication of a
fabricated charge because, more often than not, victims of rape and sexual abuse choose to suffer alone and "bear
the ignominy and pain" of their experience.[109] Here, AAA would not have revealed the incidents had she not been
interviewed by the police when she was arrested for sniffing rugby:
Q. To whom for the first time did you reveal these two incidents that happened to you?
A. Only when Bienvenido Udang, Sr. ha[d] me arrested.
Q. Why did Bienvenido Udang, Sr. have you arrested?
A. Because his child let me used to sniff "'rugby".