“Oh my God. What the f**k?” Formella repeated while sobbing in the police vehicle via dashcam footage.
Formella appeared in court on March 17 and denied the sexual assault allegations, which were reported to have taken place two years earlier, claiming “everybody comes after her because she is good-looking and she is just a good person who cared too much about [the victim],” according to court documents obtained by WGN9. The teacher and student allegedly exchanged text messages professing love for each other and talking explicitly about sex they had in a classroom, which was found by the teen’s mother on his iCloud account.
“I love you sooooo much baby… Even though this morning was short, it was perfect,” Formella, who was 28 at the time, allegedly wrote to the boy.
The teacher claims the boy, who was 15 at the time, got possession of her phone and sent himself explicit messages as part of a blackmail scheme. The boy’s mother initially reported inappropriate sexual contact with her son’s soccer coach and tutor to the Downers Grove Police Department on March 15.
Authorities allege that Formella sexually assaulted the boy while the two had been inside a classroom for a tutoring session prior to the start of the school day in December 2023. School officials confirmed to the Independent that Formella, who began working at Downers Grove South High School as a special education teacher in August 2020 and volunteered as a soccer coach for the boys and girls teams in 2021, was “immediately placed on administrative leave.” Board of Education President Don Renner confirmed that the teacher was prohibited from being on school grounds.
Formella was released on bail and her next court appearance is scheduled for April. Photos shared on social media show that Formella and her husband were married as recently as August.
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