Christina Formella, a 30-year-old special education teacher at Downers Grove South High School, faces charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old student she tutored and coached in soccer back in 2023.
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Bodycam footage from her March 16, 2025, arrest captures her spiraling into distress, tearfully insisting the student blackmailed her by manipulating her phone to fabricate incriminating texts.
Recovered text messages between Christina and the student read;
“I love you sooooo much baby… Even though this morning was short, it was perfect,” Formella said in a text to the student.
“I know baby it was perfect baby so perfect,” the student replied.
“I love having s*x with you,” she allegedly replied.
“‘She claimed that one day, the boy, had grabbed her phone unattended, had entered her passcode… had sent the message to his phone, had then deleted the message from her phone, and had saved it to his phone as blackmail,” court documents state.
Court documents also say Formella documented her relationship with the student in her Notes app on her phone, however, Formella claims all references of s*x are about her husband.
Despite her recent marriage in August 2024, Formella has been barred from contacting minors, placed on paid leave, and now navigates the stark contrast between her once-stable life and the looming legal battle ahead.
