Doctor sentenced in Matthew Perry case; Keith Morrison reacts

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00:00Out West, a judge sentenced a California doctor who sold ketamine to actor Matthew Perry in the

00:08weeks before his death. He's the first defendant to face punishment in the case. Ketamine is a

00:14powerful anesthetic that can cause people to hallucinate. 44-year-old Salvador Placencia

00:19arrived in court to learn his fate. He pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution, admitting

00:25he illegally sold the Friend Star 20 vials of ketamine, even texting another doctor about

00:30quote, how much this moron will pay. The judge hit him with 30 months in federal prison, saying

00:36Placencia fed Perry's addiction for personal profit. Perry's mother, Suzanne, and stepfather,

00:42Dateline's Keith Morrison, sat in the front row, both delivering emotional statements about the

00:48loss of their son. Asked by a reporter after court if he agreed with the judge's sentence,

00:53here's what Morrison said. Does it matter? No, not really. Look, it's a tragic story. And,

01:01you know, sometimes apparently nice guys do bad things. The legal system has to take account of it.

01:08Four others charged the case will be sentenced in the coming months.

01:11Perry died in 2023 from the acute effects of ketamine. He was 54.