Wednesday 11 May 2022 03:02 AM Snapchat message sparked child grooming allegations against relief teacher, ... trends now

A relief teacher accused of grooming a teenage boy will claim she was unwittingly dragged into a love triangle with two students, her distressed mother says.

Ammy-Clara Singleton, from Port Augusta in South Australia, is facing a charge of communicating with a child under 17 to 'engage in, or submit to, sexual activity'.

She has not yet entered a plea.

Her mother Sharon Platt told Daily Mail Australia that the 28-year-old will claim she was sent a message on Snapchat from a teenage boy which sparked the alleged offence.

'Ammy doesn't even know the bloke,' Ms Platt said, unable to hold back the tears.

'She has done nothing. It's all because some other girl was sleeping with a boy and got jealous.' 

Ms Singleton, an accomplished netball player who dreamed of being a teacher, was arrested and charged by South Australia Police in December, and stood down from all teaching roles. 

She appeared in Port Augusta Court on May 3, but the matter was adjourned until July.

Outside the family home, Ms Platt said her daughter was a 'doting mum' who lives with her parents and three-year-old son - having left her husband two years ago. 

She explained when Ms Singleton goes out with her friends, she regularly calls home to ask how her little boy is doing with his grandparents - usually ending her evening early to ensure she is there if her son wakes during the night.

Ms Platt said her daughter, who is an indigenous Australian, aspired to be a teacher because she wanted to support Aboriginal children at school.

'She wanted to be a teacher because kids weren't getting a fair go, and she's a black girl and she stands by her culture,' she said.