N-Dubz sack drummer over sex charge

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N-Dubz drummer Aaron 'Breakbeat' Fagan has been axed from the band after being convicted of sexual assault.

The 25-year-old, who was part of the group's live band, was sacked after he was found guilty of groping two women at Strathclyde University last October.

Glasgow Sheriff Court sentenced him to six months' probation and ordered him to sign the sex offenders register, reports The Mirror.

During the hearing, Fagan's lawyer revealed that the drummer - who earned £3,000 a week with N-Dubz - has been cut from the band and was living on state benefits as a result of the conviction.

Solicitor Paul MCBride told the court: "As a result of the conviction he's no longer with the band that he'd been with for a long period of time. He has also had great difficulty obtaining any work as a drummer as a result.

"He was earning up to £3,000 a week - but that has come to an abrupt end and he's now applying for state benefits."