Married Illinois special education teacher charged with molesting 15-year-old student: ‘Extremely disturbing’

A married Illinois special education teacher has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old student during a tutoring session, according to prosecutors. Christina Formella, 30, was busted in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove on Sunday — days after a student told police she molested him in a Downers Grove South High School classroom in December 2023. Formella — who married her college sweetheart in August 2024 — also coached soccer at the school.