By Elisha Fieldstadt Steven Vago
WHEATON, Ill. — Alleged dirty teacher Christina Formella’s husband defiantly held her hand as she swished into into court with him Wednesday morning — even after she was accused last month of sexually abused a teenage student more than 50 times.
Neither Formella or her husband, Michael, answered any questions as they walked into the DuPage County Circuit Court in suburban Chicago.
Michael Formella has accompanied his 30-year-old bride to court for each of her appearances so far.Christina Formella was given an ankle monitor last month when the charges against her were upgraded — but cleverly hid it with baggy black pants.
Last month, Formella was hit with 52 additional charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and criminal sexual assault. The former Downers Grove special education teacher was arrested in March and is accused of raping her teenage student at least 50 times — including at least 45 times at the school.
She and her husband are college sweethearts and married just last year, about six months after the alleged abuse.
Prosecutors say Formella told the boy that she would leave her husband and take him for millions. Michael Formella is the scion of a Chicagoland Italian good purveyor.