The fifth and final person seen as an accomplice in the Matthew Perry case has been sentenced. 61-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa lived with the Friends actor as a personal assistant and contributed to the ketamine supply that killed Perry in 2023.
Lethal dose
Prosecutors in the case say Iwamasa administered ketamine to the actor several times in the weeks before Perry’s death, without proper medical training. The ultimately proven fatal dose in October 2023 can also be attributed to Iwamasa. On Wednesday, the assistant was sentenced to prison 41 months and a $10,000 fine.
Contrast
Perry’s lawyers expressed disappointment at the sentencing, saying Iwamasa had learned from the tragedy and was eager to pursue new life goals. Prosecutors blame the assistant for knowing when he was hired that Perry had a history of addiction, but that this did not persuade him to protect the actor from further danger. Instead, Iwamasa became one of the people who made sure Perry was given ketamine regularly. This contradiction is blamed most heavily on him by the judge.
Evidence covered up
After Iwamasa found Perry dead in his jacuzzi, the assistant allegedly tried to cover up evidence. Prosecutors allege that he deliberately cleared out ketamine bottles and needles and took ketamine off Perry’s medication list and only later fully cooperated in the criminal case.
Last conviction
With Iwamasa’s conviction, a total of five people have now been convicted of complicity in Perry’s death. Previously, two doctors and two dealers were sentenced.
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