A married Illinois special education teacher has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old student during a tutoring session, according to prosecutors.
Christina Formella, 30, was arrested — days after a student told police she molested him in a Downers Grove South High School classroom in December 2023.
Formella — who married her college sweetheart in August 2024 — also coached soccer at the school.
DuPage County prosecutors said Formella coached the boy and was his tutor, and the alleged sexual assault happened before the school day started.
The boy’s mother uncovered the alleged assault on Friday after she bought him a new phone and was linking it to his iCloud account, according to a DuPage County detention petition obtained by the Daily Herald.
She allegedly came across text messages between her son and Formella that discussed sexual contact — and even a relationship.
After confronting her son, they both went to the Downers Grove Police Department that day to report their allegations.
Read complete article hereShe denied the allegations, the petition states, but prosecutors claim investigators uncovered more evidence indicating sexual contact between the two.
The boy reportedly ended their relationship.
Formella is charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault.
Married Illinois special education teacher charged with molesting 15-year-old student: ‘Extremely disturbing’
Formella — who married her college sweetheart in August 2024 — is accused of sexually abusing the boy during a tutoring session.
