New
York
(ANI):
Actor
Michael
Douglas" son
has
been
sentenced
to
five
years
in
jail
for
drug
trafficking.
Cameron
Douglas
was
arrested
last
year
at
the
trendy
Gansevoort
Hotel
in
New
York.
He
pleaded
guilty
to
drugs
charges
in
January.
Federal
Judge
Richard
Berman
ruled
on
the
side
of
leniency,
sending
the
31-year-old
to
just
five
years
behind
bars
rather
than
the
minimum
of
10
under
federal
sentencing
guidelines.
Prosecutors
said
the
judge
didn't
have
to
impose
the
minimum
sentence,
reports
the
New
York
Post.
With
his
actor
father
present
in
the
crowded
Manhattan
courtroom,
the
judge
said
Douglas
will
serve
only
four
years
since
he
will
get
credit
for
the
eight
months
he
has
spent
in
lockup
since
his
arrest.
In
court,
Cameron
apologized
to
his
family
and
said
that
he
was
grateful
for
the
chance
to
clean
up
his
life.
"First,
I'd
like
to
apologize
to
my
family
...
for
my
behavior.
...
I'd
like
to
ask
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
a
productive
family
member
and
a
good
role
model," he
said.
Cameron
will
also
have
to
pay
a
25,000-dollar
fine,
serve
450
hours
of
community
service
once
he
is
released
and
undergo
weekly
counselling
sessions,
including
with
members
of
his
family.