Overview
- On Wednesday family members filed and read victim impact statements that sharply blamed Kenneth Iwamasa for betraying Matthew Perry’s trust and asked the court for significant punishment.
- Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death and faces federal sentencing on May 27, with prosecutors reported to recommend about 41 months in prison.
- The Los Angeles coroner ruled Perry’s cause of death the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects listed as contributing factors.
- Family letters describe Iwamasa as a trusted companion who instead arranged sources of ketamine and repeatedly injected Perry without medical training, including on the day he died.
- The case is part of a wider Justice Department probe that led to multiple guilty pleas and sentences for suppliers and facilitators, including a 15-year term for supplier Jasveen Sangha.