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Doctor Sentenced in Matthew Perry Case; Keith Morrison Reacts
Dr. Salvador Plasencia admitted illegally supplying 20 vials of ketamine to actor Matthew Perry for $57,000, leading to a 30-month federal prison sentence.
- In federal court, Dr. Salvador Plasencia, California physician, was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine, with U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett saying he helped feed Matthew Perry's addiction for profit.
- Prosecutors say Plasencia supplied ketamine in the weeks before Perry's death, admitting he illegally supplied it despite knowing Perry was a longtime addict.
- Prosecutors described Plasencia as acting like `a drug dealer in a white coat` and say he sometimes injected Perry and left drugs with Perry's untrained assistant, according to court documents.
- Suzanne Perry and Keith Morrison delivered emotional victim impact statements, while Plasencia expressed remorse, saying `I failed Mr. Perry` and accepted the sentence with `humility and deep remorse`.
- This is the first punishment in the broader case, with four other guilty defendants scheduled for sentencing in the coming months, highlighting risks of ketamine misuse and gaps in addiction care and oversight.
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A doctor who supplied ketamine to the popular Friends Matthew Perry series actor in the months leading up to his fatal overdose was sentenced to 30 months in jail this Wednesday in a Los Angeles courthouse.
Doctor sentenced in Matthew Perry case; Keith Morrison reacts
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, the California physician who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s death, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. He is the first of five to be punished in connection with the “Friends” star’s 2023 overdose, according to court filings. Doctor sentenced in Matthew Perry ketamine case Plasencia, 44, pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine, a powerful anesthetic. He admitted…
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