Horrifying number of times teacher, 30, ‘had sex' with pupil, 15, revealed in court as husband stands by her side
A TEACHER who allegedly had sex with her 15-year-old pupil has been indicted on dozens more charges of assault and abuse against the same boy.
The horrifying total number of times that Christina Formella, 30, is now accused of having sex with the pupil was revealed in court.
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Formella was arrested after one of her students told cops she had sexually abused him in a classroom session in December 2023.
The boy's mom discovered texts on his phone which revealed the alleged abuse, and contacted the police.
Footage shows the educator being pulled over and cuffed by cops in front of her husband.
She was originally charged during her first court appearance with two counts of sexual abuse and one count of sexual assault.
But on Tuesday, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin levelled a further 52 counts at the teacher for previously unknown alleged abuse of the same student.
The jury indicted her on another 20 counts of sexual assault, 20 of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, six counts of indecent solicitation of a child and six counts of grooming.
An investigation following the initial report found that Formella allegedly had sex with the boy around 50 times between January 2023 and August of 2024, the court heard.
During that time period, Berlin's office said, Formella allegedly sent the boy multiple text messages that were "grooming in nature."
The fresh allegations claim the two engaged in sex acts at least 45 times on the school grounds.
Berlin said: "The new allegations against Ms. Formella, including the allegations of grooming and that the abuse lasted nearly two years, are beyond disturbing.
Watch moment teacher Christina Formella is arrested for raping teen student as her baffled husband watches on in horror
"I thank the victim in this case for having the courage to come forward during what I imagine is an extremely difficult time for him."
Formella denied the original three charges allegations and insists she has never had sex with the boy, according to an earlier court petition.
During her initial police interview, she pleaded her innocence and claimed she is a 'good person' but that 'everybody' targets her because of her good looks, according to documents obtained by WGN9.
She also claimed to be the victim of a "blackmail" plot, according to court docs.
'She claimed that one day, [the boy] had grabbed her phone unattended, had entered her passcode [...] had sent the message to his phone, had then deleted the message from her phone, and had saved it to his phone as blackmail,' the document reads.
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Messages revealed to the court show she allegedly told the victim: 'I love having sex with you,' back in 2023 when she was 28.
The boy is said to have responded with: 'I know baby I love it so much... It feels so good... It's so passionate... It's so intimate… It's so perfect... I love you so so much mama.'
Formella appeared in court on Tuesday morning for a status hearing, where the state petitioned to keep her detained until trial.
Judge Mia McPherson denied the request, and Formella is next scheduled in court on August 4.
Formella, who is married to her college sweetheart, taught and coached her alleged victim soccer at Downers Grove South High School.
The boy's mom unearthed the alleged assault when she bought him a new phone and was linking it to his iCloud account, according to the initial petition.
In the process, she allegedly came across texts between her son and the teacher discussing sexual contact, and even a relationship.
The "relationship" seemed to have been ended by the boy, cops said.
Her husband, Michael Formella, was stoney-faced as he accompanied his wife to court in April for a plea hearing.
The pair remained silent as they strode into the courtroom, also accompanied by their lawyers.
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