Jones broke down in tears as she apologized.
"I have let them down. I have let my country down, and I have let myself down," “It is with a great amount of shame that I stand before you and tell you I have betrayed your trust.
"I recognize that by saying I'm deeply sorry, it might not be enough and sufficient to address the pain and hurt that I've caused you."
"Therefore, I want to ask for your forgiveness for my actions, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me."
After her statement, Jones, her mother and attorney drove away in a black limousine. no questions were being answered.
When asked about the investigation and allegation of taking steriods that faced her before in 2003-04 she said "I answered that I had not. This was a lie, your honour."
Her further statements to the court were as such:
"By November 2003, I realized he was giving me performance-enhancing drugs."
"I felt different, trained more intensely” she went on to say that she had
"faster recovery and better times" while using the substance.
"He [coach trevor graham] told me to put it under my tongue for a few seconds and swallow it." "He told me not to tell anyone."
Nonetheless The head of the United States Olympic Committee has urged Jones to hand back her Olympic medals.
Jones can face up to six months in Jail, as stated by her plea agreement, and a fine in excess of $250,000.
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