Former Heat Band Drummer Sentenced In Sex Case

MIAMI (CBS4) - A former drummer with the Miami Heat's Street Band who was accused of having sex with an underage girl he met in 2009 at a summer band camp has been sentenced to seven years probation.

Clinton Simmons, 23, was originally charged with three counts of sex with a victim between the ages of 12 and 15. On Tuesday he pleaded no contest to three reduced counts of child abuse, according to the Sun-Sentinel.

Simmons, who worked part time as a music instructor at the Beacon Hill in northwest Miami-Dade, was also part of the Heat Street Band in 2009-2010 and performed at the AmericanAirlines Arena before and during team home games.

According to the arrest report, Simmons allegedly confessed to having sex with her after meeting her at band camp last year. The girl told police having sex with Simmons was consensual.

The girl's mother found out about the incident after she read about it in the girl's journal and called police.