A former drummer with the Miami Heat Street Band was sentenced to seven years probation Tuesday for having sex with a teenage girl he met at a band camp.
Clinton Tyquiem Simmons, now 23, worked as an assistant band director at the camp and the girl was a youth counselor in June 2009.
A police report blacked out the name and location of the band camp and the girl's exact age.
Simmons was originally charged with three counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a victim between the ages of 12 and 15. Each count carried a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
On Tuesday morning, he pleaded no contest to three reduced counts of child abuse.
The plea deal hinged on the nature of the relationship, said Steven Schaet, Simmons' defense attorney.
"It was nothing forced. It was all consensual," Schaet said.
Broward Circuit Judge Carlos Rebollo also sentenced Simmons to 100 hours of community service, a psychosexual evaluation and any recommended treatment.
At the time of his May 2010 arrest, Simmons was a drummer with the Miami Heat Street Band. His attorney said he no longer plays with the band.
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
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