Michael Douglas son, Cameron Douglas (32), finally sentenced for five years in prison by Manhattan federal court, after proven guilty in drug case.A spokesman for the court, said Cameron Douglas legally and convincingly proven to have and use drug.
Cameron Douglas did not deny it. Michael Douglas (65) looks present along with his son.
Michael Douglas son was arrested in August in a raid operation in New York hotel. At the crime scene, the authorities managed to find some evidence of methamphetamine drugs in large numbers.
Based on the facts revealed by prosecutors in the trial, Cameron Douglas not only use drugs, but also serves as a dealer. At that time Cameron Douglas even was preparing to send these drugs from California to New York via courier service.
This incident is not the first time for Cameron fall into drugs case. In 1999 and 2007, he was also briefly jailed on similar charges.
Meanwhile, Judge Richard Berman said that he will consider a number of letters from Douglass families who ask for forgiveness to ease the verdict for Cameron.
In previous trials, Kirk Douglas, Cameron grandfather, give time to write a letter which was read publicly in the courtroom. In his letter, he wrote that his biggest dream before he died was to see his grandson succeeded as an actor.Michael Douglas and his wife, Catherine Zeta Jones, also wrote that Cameron is more need detoxification treatment than prison.
Since last eight months, Cameron Douglas has been detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.
