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Woman Who Tried To Sever Husband's Penis With Scissors To Be Sentenced Friday

PALM SPRINGS (CBSLA.com)  —  A woman who tried to cut off her husband's penis with heavy-duty scissors in December 2011 will be sentenced Friday in a Palm Springs courtroom.

Virginia Valdez, then 67-71 (depending on varying reports), attacked her husband, then 62, during a sex act. According to a police arrest warrant affidavit, Valdez and her husband were engaged in oral sex when she announced that she had to brush her teeth, then "retrieved a pair of scissors and cut the victim's penis."

Police arrested Valdez for suspicion of mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and spousal abuse.

Valdez will be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. in courtroom No. 3 at the Palm Springs Courthouse.

The unidentified victim is represented by attorney Gloria Allred.

The victim, says his attorney, will make a victim-impact statement at sentencing.

Post-sentencing, Allred said she and her client will hold a news conference outside the courthouse.

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