A teenage girl has been charged after allegedly holding down a 19-year-old man at knifepoint and raping him. 

Lestina Marie Smith, 17, is accused of attacking the man in Saginaw, central Michigan, USA and forcing him to take part in both vaginal and oral sex.

She is accused of pinning him to the ground at knifepoint before carrying out the assault.

She was arraigned on Tuesday, M.LIve.com reported, charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and is next due in court on February 3.

If convicted, the 17-year-old could be sentenced to life in prison.