Overview

• Prosecutors allege the abuse began when the victim was 14 and continued nearly two years with at least 50 sexual encounters at school and her home
• June’s additional charges expanded the indictment from an initial three counts to 55, introducing multiple grooming and indecent solicitation counts
• Judge Mia McPherson denied a state request for pretrial detention but imposed GPS tracking and electronic device monitoring to bar contact with the victim
• The case unraveled after the victim’s mother discovered explicit text messages in March, prompting the original arrest and a wider grand jury investigation
• Formella surrendered her teaching license after her arrest and faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted on all charges