LONDON -- Pete Doherty, the troubled former boyfriend of Kate Moss, was sentenced to 12 months of community service Wednesday for possessing drugs.
Doherty, 26-year-old front man of the group Babyshambles, had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges.
He spoke only to confirm his name and address, and appeared disoriented during the hearing at Ealing Magistrates' Court in west London, glancing frequently toward supporters in the public gallery. They burst into applause when it became clear Doherty would not be going to jail.
Judge Ann McLaughlin warned Doherty that if he broke the drug rehabilitation requirement of his community service order he would be brought back before the court and might go to jail.
The maximum sentence for possession of Class A drugs such as heroin and cocaine is seven years in prison.
She ordered Doherty to submit to a drug test each month and told him to return to Thames Magistrates' Court on March 8 for a review of the order.
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