US EditionDoctor to be sentenced for selling Matthew Perry ketamine before ‘Friends’ star’s overdose death
Salvador Plasencia admitted to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry over two weeks before the actor's death and faces up to 40 years in prison and loss of his medical license.
- A doctor pleaded guilty to illegally selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the Friends star's overdose death.
- Prosecutors are asking for a three-year prison sentence for Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who admitted to exploiting Perry's addiction for profit.
- Plasencia's lawyers argued for leniency, stating he has already lost his medical license, clinic, and career.
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El Salvador Plasencia, considered to be one of the main persons responsible for the overdose of the actor of "Friends", admitted to having sold him about twenty bottles.
The Washington Hispanic
udgtvA doctor who supplied ketamine to the actor of the popular series "Friends" Matthew Perry in the months prior to his fatal overdose will hear his sentence on Wednesday in a Los Angeles court. Salvador Plasencia, 43, one of the five accused of Perry's death in October 2023, pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine. He faces up to 40 years in prison, as well as a fine that could reach millions of dollars. In addition, he will waiv…
Dr. Salvador Plasencia had not provided the actor of "Friends" anesthetic who caused his overdose in October 2023, but he had sold him about 20 vials in the weeks before his death.
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