CAMERON DOUGLAS APOLOGISED TO FAMILY IN COURT
MICHAEL DOUGLAS’ actor son CAMERON apologised to his family as he was sen tenced to five years in prison on drug charges on Tuesday (20Apr10).
The 31 year old faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years behind b ars after he pleaded guilty to one count of methamphetamine possession wi th intent to distribute a controlled substance, and one count of possessi on of cocaine in January (10).
And speaking in court, he admitted he was sober for the first time in h is adult life, reports People.com.
He told U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, "Firstly, I would like to a pologise to my family and my loved ones for putting them through this nig htmare of my making - and for my behaviours that have caused a rift betwe en us in the past.
"But I would like to ask you for an opportunity to be a productive fami ly member and a good role model to my brothers and sisters…
"Nothing, Your Honour, is more important to me than my family and the g oals that I have set for myself, and I feel adamant that I will not let m yself be led astray by my warped thinking and false pretences due to my l ong heroin addiction.
"I believe, Your Honour, that things will be different this time becaus e… I feel that I have the full support of my family and the people that are important in my life… If I should be so fortunate to have another chance, I would never squander that opportunity because I know how fruitf ul my life can be." The It Runs In The Family star was arrested in August (09) following a drugs raid on his room at a New York City hotel.
He was reportedly plotting to move approximately $18,000 (=C2=A312,000) -worth of crystal meth from California to New York to sell when an underc over informant alerted the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
He has been detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New Yor k for the past eight months.
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