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Florida Woman Cut Man's Face After He Refused to Have Sex With Her: Police

A Florida woman was arrested after she cut a man in the face with a kitchen knife when he refused to have sex with her, authorities said.

Katherine Nieves-Tavarez, 27, was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, Indian River County jail records showed.

The man said Nieves-Tavarez, of Vero Beach, became angry when he refused to have sex with her multiple times, TC Palm reported. He had several cuts on his face and was treated at a local hospital.

"She hit me with a knife...I can't see," the man told police, according to the arrest report.

Nieves-Tavarez, who police said was under the influence of alcohol, was booked into jail. Attorney information wasn't available.

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