Moment special education teacher accused of abusing underage student breaks down in distress after learning the charges (VIDEO)



Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - A married Illinois special education teacher broke down in distress after learning she was being charged with sexually assaulting one of her teenage students. Intense bodycam footage of her arrest reveals the shocking moment she realized the gravity of the accusations.

Christina Formella, 30, sobbed uncontrollably as she was placed in the back of a Downers Grove Police vehicle on March 16. The footage, published by the YouTube channel Ape Huncho, captures her gasping for air and crying into her cuffed hands.

“Oh my God. What the f–k?” she repeated, rocking back and forth with her knees pulled to her chest.

As she struggled to process the situation, she told officers, “I feel like I’m gonna throw up.” The officers quickly found a bag and towels in case she became sick.

Formella, a special education teacher at Downers Grove South High School, was arrested over allegations that she molested a 15-year-old student she tutored and coached in soccer two years earlier



Investigators uncovered explicit text messages exchanged between Formella and the boy, professing love for each other and discussing encounters in a school classroom.

“I love you sooooo much baby… Even though this morning was short, it was perfect,” she allegedly texted him. At the time, Formella was 28 years old.

Days before her arrest, the boy’s mother discovered the messages while setting up a new phone for her son. He then confessed the alleged relationship, which he claimed to have ended, leading to police involvement.

Police stopped Formella’s vehicle in a Chicago suburb while she was driving with her husband. The bodycam footage shows her appearing confused when asked to step out of the car.

“You can just grab whatever you need,” an officer told her after confirming her identity.

“Whatever I need?” she responded, visibly disoriented. Her husband, equally bewildered, asked, “Is she going somewhere?”

The officer simply replied, “Yeah, we’re going to explain everything to you,” before placing Formella in handcuffs and escorting her to the squad car.

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