Overview

• Christina Formella remains free on bond under GPS monitoring, a 5,000-foot buffer from the alleged victim’s home, school and workplace, a no-contact order with minors and electronic device oversight.
• She is charged with 55 counts of criminal sexual assault, aggravated sexual abuse, indecent solicitation of a child and grooming over an alleged two-year relationship that began when the student was 14.
• Formella’s lawyer requested to shrink the exclusion zone to 2,500 feet so she could live with her husband within its limits, but the judge rejected the motion to ensure the teen’s protection.
• The former Downers Grove South High School special education teacher has pleaded not guilty, resigned from her position and voluntarily surrendered her teaching license.
• Her next court appearance is set for August 4 in DuPage County Circuit Court to address further pretrial matters.