An Illinois high school teacher faces 55 charges connected to an alleged two-year affair with a teenage student.
Christina Formella, 30, allegedly groomed and then sexually assaulted a student on a soccer team she was coaching.
The student was 14 when they met, and she reportedly targeted him during the first month of school. Prosecutors allege more than 50 instances of sexual activity between them from January 2023 to September 2024.
The sexual assaults took place in her classroom at Downers Grove South High School, and at least five times in her nearby home during school hours, according to court documents. Downers Grove is an affluent Chicago suburb.
