Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant argues, inter alia, that the prosecution failed to prove forcible compulsion as defined in Penal Law § 130.00 (8) and as required in Penal Law § 130.35 (1) and § 130.50 (1). We disagree. Forcible compulsion can be inferred from the facts leading up to the rape and/or sodomy (see, People v Gomez,
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