The doctor who gave Matthew Perry the drug that killed him is found guilty.
Salvador Plasencia admits to giving him ketamine, leaving only one of the five accused of the actor's death who does not accept his guilt.
BarcelonaA second doctor has pleaded guilty to supplying actor Matthew Perry with the drug that caused his death in October 2023, At 54, Salvador Plasencia admitted to supplying ketamine to the star, according to a plea agreement filed Monday, which must be confirmed by a court. According to Los Angeles Times He faces a sentence of more than 40 years in prison, and has lost his license since last year. The 43-year-old doctor, who had a clinic in Malibu, sold 20 vials of ketamine, capsules, and syringes to Perry and his assistant for a high price.
The so-called Dr. P He is one of the five accused of the death of the actor, who battled depression and addiction for years, as he had explained a year earlier in his memoirs, Friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing: A memoirKetamine, in low and controlled doses, is part of a treatment for anxiety and depression, but in high doses it causes severe addiction and can be fatal. Prosecutors accused the five detainees of forming a criminal network that exploited the actor's vulnerability for profit. Until now, Dr. Mark Chavez, who also supplied him with drugs at exorbitant prices, conspired with Plasencia; the actor's personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who injected him with ketamine and did so on the day of his death; and Erik Fleming, who allegedly acted as his dealer, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy last year. Jasveen Sangha, another trafficker known as the queen of ketamine, She is the only defendant who has not pleaded guilty and is awaiting trial in prison.
The United States Department of Justice accused the five people of belonging to a clandestine criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine, which is what was detected in the actor's body when he was found dead, drowned in the jacuzzi of his home, in a mansion in Pacific Angeles. According to authorities, Sangha supplied the ketamine, Plasencia the syringe, and Iwamasa injected him with the drug on that fateful October 28, 2023.