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   The husband of accused pervert teacher Christina Formella stood by her as   
   she arrived in Illinois court Tuesday to face new charges that she had sex   
   with a teenage student some 50 times and started grooming the boy when he   
   was 14.   
      
   Michael Formella held hands with his 30-year-old bride even as prosecutors   
   alleged that she told the boy that she had no intention of marrying her   
   husband, that she was going to leave him and get millions of dollars - and   
   that she even sent the teen messages while on vacation with him in Italy,   
   according to the Daily Herald.   
      
   Christina Formella, a former teacher at Downers Grove South High School in   
   suruban Chicago, is now facing 55 charges including aggravated sexual   
   assault, aggravated criminal sex abuse and grooming. She faces up to 60   
   years in prison if convicted.   
      
   She walked up to DuPage County Circuit Court Tuesday hand-in-hand with her   
   spouse and accompanied by her defense team, according to footage obtained   
   by The Post from TikTokker Abby Blabby.   
      
   The couple stayed mum entering the courthouse.   
      
   Despite prosecutors urging the judge to revoke Formella's bail and lock   
   her up, the judge allowed her to walk free with an ankle monitor.   
      
   "She knew what she was doing was wrong," prosecutor Jaclyn McAndrew said,   
   according to the Chicago Tribune, adding that she "is unbelievably   
   conniving and unbelievably controlling,"   
      
   Formella allegedly groomed the teen boy before engaging in about 50   
   "sexual acts" with him overall, including at least 45 times at the school   
   where she is a special education teacher, the prosecutor's office said.   
      
   She also had sex with the boy five times at her home during school hours,   
   according to prosecutors.   
      
   The illicit relationship began in January 2023 and only ended in September   
   2024 because the boy said it was wrong, the State's Attorney's office   
   said.   
      
   But, Formella allegedly started contacting the boy even earlier when he   
   was 14 years old in September 2023 and brought up her husband multiple   
   times.   
      
   Formella, a college soccer star, and her husband, a college baseball   
   player, tied the knot last summer after meeting at Concordia University   
   Chicago. Prosecutors previously said the spouse had no clue about the   
   alleged illicit affair.   
      
   Other texts detailed about a close call when another teacher almost   
   discovered Formella abusing the boy in a classroom, prosecutors said.   
      
   She was initially only charged with three criminal counts and pleaded not   
   guilty to the slew of new charges Tuesday.   
      
   Authorities at first believed the alleged crime was more limited before   
   further information came to light with "hundreds if not thousands of text   
   messages," backing up the alleged victim's series of events.   
      
   Formella's defense lawyer, Richard Kayne, argued in court Tuesday there   
   was no reason his client should be detained before the trial, considering   
   the new charges in the indictment were handed down last month, but   
   remained sealed.   
      
   He said if she was a threat, prosecutors would have brought the upgraded   
   case sooner.   
      
   While Judge Mia McPherson said Formella, who coached the alleged victim in   
   soccer, could remain free for now, she slapped further restrictions on   
   Formella, including placing software on her electronics and forcing her to   
   wear a GPS monitor.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2025/06/17/us-news/husband-of-teacher-christina-   
   formella-stands-by-her-as-she-faces-new-accusations-of-grooming-student-   
   having-sex-with-him-45-times/   
      
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