The evidence at trial showed that the defendant used his superior age, size and strength to pull his nine-year-old daughter down onto his bed and have sexual intercourse with her under circumstances in which she could not get away. The People's proof of forcible compulsion (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) is not deficient for lack of proof of actual violent conduct (People v Bianchi,
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