Married At First Sight star Stacey Hampton charged with a dishonesty offence years before becoming a law graduate
Married At First Sight star Stacey Hampton was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 2019.
But the 26-year-old law graduate has admitted she was previously charged with a dishonesty offence in 2015.
Stacey told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday the charge was dropped after the police investigation at the time, and it didn’t impede her career prospects as a lawyer.
Married At First Sight bride and law graduate Stacey Hampton, 26, (pictured) was charged with a dishonesty offence in 2015, which was later withdrawn
The controversial TV bride, who is the mother of two young boys, was originally charged by South Australian police after allegedly dishonestly obtaining a benefit from the Department of Education between 2014 and 2015.
In 2015, six appearances in the Magistrates Court of South Australia between August 2015 and March 2016 for one count of deceive another to benefit self.
She denied that she allegedly ‘deceived various members of the Department of Education family day care and claimed childcare [almost $4000] she wasn’t entitled to’, and the charge was later withdrawn by the prosecution in 2016.
Withdrawn: In 2015, six appearances in the Magistrates Court of South Australia between August 2015 and March 2016 for one count of deceive another to benefit self
In June, Stacey said she has actually made the decision not to pursue a legal career – despite recently receiving a job offer.
While addressing her fans during a Q&A session, the single mother was asked the question: ‘Why didn’t you pursue a career in law?’
‘It’s just a personal choice. I got offered a position today [by] a friend, like a lawyer – a senior lawyer – that deals with defamation and stuff,’ the blonde legal graduate boasted.
She won’t see you in court! Stacey was first awarded a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Australia in August 2017. Pictured: Stacey with her law degree in May 2019
‘Basically, they were like, ‘Lets get you a job. And I was like, ‘Oh I’ve got so much going on right now!” she continued.
Stacey was first awarded a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Australia in August 2017.
She went on to receive a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practise from The College of Law in April 2019.
A month later, she was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of South Australia.
No longer a student! In May 2019, she was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of South Australia, which means she can now legally practise law in SA. Pictured: a document dated May 21, 2019 stating that Stacey can ‘practise as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Court’