Teacher Threatens to ‘Throw Up’ in Arrest for Alleged Student Sex Abuse, on Video

An Illinois trainer accused of sexually assaulting one in every of her 15-year-old college students was caught on video telling cops she was going to throw up whereas being arrested for the alleged crime.

Newly launched police physique cam footage reveals Christina Formella weeping and hyper-ventilating within the backseat of a patrol automobile after she was cuffed by an officer in Downers Grove, Illinois, on March 16.

The officer secures Formella’s seatbelt and asks her if she needs a tissue. Formella responds that she feels sick and the cop provides to get her a barf bag, calling within the request over the radio. Formella continues to cry within the again seat, turning hysterical proper earlier than our eyes.

After she turns over her driver’s license, the cop confirms she’s “Christina” and orders her out of the automobile. From then on, it is all downhill for Formella.

In keeping with prosecutors, Formella started her illicit sexual relationship together with her 15-year-old pupil in 2023 whereas she taught particular ed, and was a soccer coach and tutor at Downers Grove South Excessive College. She’s been positioned on administrative go away.

Prosecutors say the boy’s mom discovered textual content messages on his telephone and reported the inappropriate messages to police. Cops launched a prison investigation that uncovered Formella’s alleged sexual abuse of the minor as she was tutoring him in a classroom.