One of the doctors who provided ketamine to the star of “friends” Matthew Perry appeared on Wednesday morning before a federal court in Los Angeles to plead guilty to several drug charges linked to the actor’s death.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, known to Perry under the name of “Dr P.”, according to prosecutors, pleaded guilty to four chiefs of distribution of ketamine. Plasencia, 43, provided drugs to Perry through her living assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, one of the three accused who pleaded guilty to their own related charges last year.
“While Dr. Plasencia did not treat Mr. Perry at the time of his death, he hopes that his case will serve as a warning to other health professionals and leads to stricter surveillance and clear protocols for the Ketamine at home in rapid growth in order to prevent future tragedies like this,” said his lawyer, Karen L. Goldstein, in a statement.
Goldstein said that his client was “deeply full of remorse” for his role in the supply of Ketamine to Perry, who was vulnerable because of his history of dependence.
The doctor agreed in addition to the advocacy agreement signed last month to abandon his medical license in the next 30 to 45 days.
Plasencia risks up to 40 years in prison with $ 2 million in fines. His voice was silent during the hearing on Wednesday, with judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett asking him to speak when he abandoned his right to a trial with jury.
Perry, 54, was found In his whirlpool of the Pacific Palisades house in October 2023, died of the acute effects of ketamine. The authorities allege that the actor’s final dose, injected by Iwamasa, came from the “queen of ketamine” Jasveen Sangha, who pleaded not guilty and set a date of trial fixed for August 19.
Plasencia stammered her face several times with a fabric while prosecutors read the charges, detailing how he sold drugs to Perry for thousands of dollars, sometimes administering him at the back of cars in parking lots.
Plasencia will remain on bail until her conviction on December 3 on request to her defense lawyer, who argued that he was one of the main guards of a 2 -year -old son.
His urgent calabasas care clinic, which remains open, forces patients to sign derogations that explain the accusations against him.
