Overview
- Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of distributing ketamine.
- A Los Angeles federal judge imposed a 30‑month prison term after prosecutors sought three years and the defense argued for leniency citing his lost license and clinic closure.
- The court noted the ketamine he supplied was not the dose that caused Perry’s Oct. 28, 2023 death, yet concluded his conduct helped sustain the addiction.
- Perry’s family submitted victim‑impact letters accusing the doctor of abusing professional duties and preying on vulnerabilities.
- Four co‑defendants — another physician, Perry’s assistant, a dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen,” and an intermediary — have pleaded guilty and are set for sentencing between Dec. 10 and Jan. 14.