A 37-year-old former parole support worker has been sentenced to a 12-month intensive community correction order and five months of home detention for attempting to pervert the course of justice by helping a convicted killer flee his parole. Samantha Alampi, who was employed as a through-care coordinator with the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA), had pleaded guilty to the charge.
According to court documents, Alampi developed an "inappropriate" relationship with the 20-year-old parolee while he was under her supervision in July 2024. Over several months, she met with him multiple times and helped him evade authorities after he breached his parole conditions. On November 6, 2024, police found Alampi packing the parolee's belongings into a bag at the Salvation Army Hostel, where she claimed to be acting in her professional capacity.
The court heard that on November 10, 2024, police officers discovered the duo sleeping together in a room at the Mercure Resort. Chief Justice Michael Grant described Alampi's conduct as "misleading, deceptive and criminal" and stated that she was aware of the parolee's breach of conditions but actively assisted him in avoiding arrest.
In sentencing Alampi to 12 months' intensive community correction order and five months of home detention, Chief Justice Grant took into account her guilty plea and demonstrated a willingness to facilitate justice. He accepted that Alampi was genuinely remorseful and had positive prospects for rehabilitation.