Teacher Christina Formella Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Teenage Student

Teacher Accused of Sexual Abuse

• 🍎 Christina Formella, a special education teacher and soccer coach at South Downers Grove High, is accused of having sex with a teenage boy she was tutoring.
• 🚨 Police approached Formella in her driveway on March 16th after the boy's mother reported the allegations.
• 📱 The mother discovered text messages on her son's phone that included explicit discussions of sexual acts and professions of love between the student and Formella.

Bodycam Footage and Arrest

• 📹 Newly released body-worn camera footage shows Formella's initial surprise and distress when approached by police.
• 🚓 Officers informed Formella she was being detained for an investigation and would need to be taken to the police department in handcuffs.
• 😥 Formella expressed confusion and fear, asking what was happening and if her husband could accompany her.

Allegations and Formella's Defense

• 💔 The petition for detention states the teen and Formella engaged in sexual intercourse in her classroom before school.
• 🗣️ During police interviews, Formella reportedly denied having sex with the teen but admitted their relationship was wrong, claiming she cared too much to end it.
• 📝 Detectives found notes on Formella's phone where she discussed the teen, referring to him as her "stalker" and expressing anger about being "f-word with" by a 16-year-old.

Formella's State of Mind

• 🚗 On the way to the police station, Formella expressed fears of throwing up and appeared lost and scared.
• 🎶 Ironically, a song about a "heartbreaker" played on the radio as she was transported to jail.
• ⚖️ Formella faces charges including aggravated sexual abuse, criminal sexual assault, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.