Overview

• Christina Formella faces 55 charges including aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, indecent solicitation of a child and grooming in connection with a 14- to 15-year-old student
• Prosecutors allege the misconduct began in January 2023 and continued through August 2024 with roughly 50 sexual encounters and grooming text messages
• Pre-trial release conditions include a GPS ankle monitor, electronic device monitoring and a strict ban on contact with the victim or any minors
• Formella resigned from Downers Grove South High School and voluntarily surrendered her teaching license before pleading not guilty to the expanded indictment
• Her next appearance in DuPage County Circuit Court is scheduled for August 4, 2025