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Drug counsellor who helped supply ketamine to Matthew Perry jailed

ABC Australia · May 13, 2026, 9:26 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Erik Fleming has been sentenced to serve a two-year term in jail.
  • A drug counsellor who helped supply the ketamine that killed Matthew Perry has been sentenced to two years in jail.
  • Erik Fleming was the first of five defendants connected to Perry's death to plead guilty and said he was "haunted" by his role in it.

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Erik Fleming has been sentenced to serve a two-year term in jail. (AP: Caroline Brehman)

A drug counsellor who helped supply the ketamine that killed Matthew Perry has been sentenced to two years in jail.

Erik Fleming was the first of five defendants connected to Perry's death to plead guilty and said he was "haunted" by his role in it.

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