Doctor to Be Sentenced in Matthew Perry Ketamine Case: Celebrity Privilege or Justice Served?
In a Los Angeles federal court, Dr. Salvador Plasencia received a 2 1/2-year prison sentence, along with probation and a fine, for providing ketamine to Matthew Perry, ultimately contributing to the actor’s fatal overdose. The judge emphasized that while Plasencia did not directly cause Perry’s death, he exploited the actor’s addiction for profit, leading to the outcome. During the emotional hearing, Perry’s family gave victim impact statements, expressing their grief and highlighting the profound loss. Plasencia, who pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine, apologized to Perry’s family, as the judge pushed back against the defense that Perry was his patient, viewing him instead as a drug dealer.
John Q. Hosedrinker