30-year-old Christina Formella is accused of s*xually assaulting a student before school at Downers Grove South High School.
The incident reportedly happened in the classroom and was discovered by the boy’s mother when she looked through his phone. Formella was a special education teacher and also coached soccer at the school.
“The allegations against Ms. Formella are extremely disturbing,” said DuPage County Attorney Robert Berlin.
“It is alleged that she used her position of trust and authority as a tutor and a coach to s*xually assault a minor student. The type of abuse and behavior alleged in this case will not be tolerated.”
Formella recently married her husband, who she went to college with, in August 2024. She was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal s*xual abuse and one count of criminal s*xual assault, as reported by the New York Post.
