Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine weeks before his death
Madison Burgess
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A doctor has pleaded guilty to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the actor's overdose death.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia is now the fourth of the five people charged in connection with the Friends star's death to plead guilty.
As reported by AP News, the doctor admitted guilt to four counts to Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in a federal court in LA.
Plasencia's attorney, Debra White, said in an emailed statement after the hearing: "Dr. Plasencia is profoundly remorseful for the treatment decisions he made while providing ketamine to Matthew Perry.
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"He is fully accepting responsibility by pleading guilty to drug distribution. Dr. Plasencia intends to voluntarily surrender his medical license, acknowledging his failure to protect Mr. Perry, a patient who was especially vulnerable due to addiction.”
In October 2023, Perry, 54, was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home.
Following his death, a post-mortem examination concluded that the actor died from the 'acute effects of ketamine', while also listing contributing factors that included 'drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine'.