The world's most loyal husband

Said Ms Formella, "First of all I'd like to thank my husband for standing by me during this unfortunate misunderstanding. Secondly, the press coverage of this has been disgraceful. They broadcast the fact that I had occasional sex with a youngster, a very happy youngster, I might add, while ignoring the over 357 times I've brought my husband to the top of Mount Olympus, metaphorically speaking.  That counts for nothing?  He looks pretty content, while we're on the subject, although my mother-in-law is taking this rather badly."

Husband of teacher Christina Formella stands by her as she faces new accusations of grooming student, having sex with him 45 times

By David Propper and Steven Vago, NY Post

Published June 17, 2025

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 facing 55 charges including aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sex abuse and grooming. She faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted.

Christina Formella arriving at the DuPage County Circuit Court in Illinois on June 17, 2025.

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.

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 was 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 told 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 version 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 were a threat, prosecutors would have brought the upgraded case sooner.

While Judge Mia McPherson said the ex-teacher, who coached the alleged victim in soccer, could remain free for now, she slapped further restrictions on Formella, including placing monitoring software on her electronics and forcing her to wear a GPS monitor.