A MARRIED teacher arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of her 15-year-old student has claimed to police “everybody” targets her over her good looks.
Christina Formella, 30, is accused of molesting the teen after his mom discovered shocking sexual messages on his phone, prosecutors claim.
Mugshot of Christina Formella, a married teacher arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old boyDupage County State’s Attorney
Formella taught and coached boy’s soccer at Downers Grove South High School
Dupage County DPThe moment Christina Formella is arrested, seen through police body cam[/caption]
Dupage County DPChristina Formella crying in the back of a police car[/caption]
Charges placed against her include two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault.
Formella denies the allegations and insists she has never had sex with the boy, according to a court petition.
Shocking footage recently released shows the moment she was arrested in front of her baffled husband and the moment she cries in the back of a cop car after being informed of her charges.
At the police station, she was questioned over the serious allegations.
During the interview, she pleaded her innocence and claimed to police she is a “good person” but “everybody” targets her because of her looks, according to documents obtained by WGN9.
Formella also argued that the she is the victim of a “blackmail” plot, according to court docs.
“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,” the documents read.
Messages revealed that she allegedly told the victim, “I love having sex with you,” back in 2023 when she was 28, court docs show.
The boy is said to have responded with: “I know baby I love it so much… It feels so good… It’s so passionate… It’s so intimate… It’s so perfect… I love you so so much mama.”
The messages were reportedly discovered last month by the victim’s mom after she bought him a new phone and linked it to his iCloud account.
Cops claim the abuse happened in a classroom before the school day started back in December 2023.
Formella insisted to police that she “cared too much about” the 15-year-old boy that she was teaching and coaching in soccer, according to documents obtained by WGN9.
The relationship continued until the student broke it off, according to prosecutors.
When the messages were discovered, the mother took her son to Downers Grove police station and reported the alleged abuse.
Formella was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault.
Shocking footage shows the moment Formella was arrested in Chicago, Illinois, while parking outside her home and getting out of the car next to her partner.
Formella, in a black hoodie and jeans, raises her hands in the air as the officer informs her of the arrest before placing her in handcuffs.
Her husband — her high school sweetheart who she married in 2025 — appears to be confused by the arrest, not knowing the allegations against his wife.
Facebook/Christina FormellaChristina Formella taught special education, tutored and coached soccer at Downers Grove South High[/caption]
Dupage County DPTeacher accused of molesting a 15-year-old boy in the back of a police car[/caption]
The man asks: “Is she going somewhere?”
Footage shows the teacher in the back of a police car as she begins to ask questions.
“Excuse me, is my husband coming with?” Formella asks.
Formella then pleads with the police to let her see him: “I really would prefer that my husband is with me.”
During the journey to the local station, Formella appears increasingly nervous.
She first asks: “Am I in trouble?”
Formella claims to be “so lost” over why she has been placed in cuffs.
Separate footage captures the moment she places her hands over her face and breaks down in tears, as she is taken back to the police car after the initial talks with investigators.
She can be heard saying: “I feel like I’m gonna throw up.”
The teacher has since been released on the condition that she does not enter the school grounds or have contact with anybody under 18.
She has also been placed on paid leave from her job at Downers Grove High, where she had been teaching since 2020, according to her LinkedIn.
Formella’s next court appearance is scheduled for April 14.
Dupage County PDAt the end of the clip the teacher is seen weeping into her hands[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
