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CTV News
23-07-2025
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California doctor pleads guilty in Matthew Perry ketamine overdose case
Dr. Salvador Plasencia is one of five charged in actor Matthew Perry's death, the doctor faces up to 40 years for illegal ketamine distribution.
CTV News
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Doctor pleads guilty to supplying ketamine to ‘Friends' star Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry appears at the GQ Men of the Year Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File) LOS ANGELES -- A California doctor charged in the 2023 overdose death of 'Friends' star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of illegal distribution of the prescription anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, one of five people charged in the death of Perry at age 54, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. He faces up to 40 years in prison when sentenced, prosecutors said. This is a breaking news story. More to come... (Reporting by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles)
