Paul 61 traffic stop. It's every parent's absolute worst nightmare. For one suburban mother, it began on March 15th, 2025. While updating a newly purchased mobile phone, old text messages began to download from iCloud. Within them, the mother made a shocking discovery. Illicit messages sent to her son from an unknown number. After confronting him, the boy would later confess the number belonged to none other than his teacher and soccer coach, Christina Formella, of Downers Grove, Illinois. Investigation would later reveal the boy was abused by Formella at school in what should have been an early morning tutoring session. I love with you, Formella would text the boy. I love you so much, baby. Even though this morning was short, it was perfect. Upon learning of the horrific allegations, the school would quickly place Formella on leave and bar her from entering the property. Formella, who denies the allegations, would say in her own defense, "Everyone comes for me. I'm good-looking." Let them know I don't know what it looks to be her. Hey, how you doing? Hi. Officer Guzzino with Downers Grove. Do you have your license on you? Yeah. Can I Yeah, I'm going to explain I'm sure you're confused. I'll explain everything to you. You're Christina? Yes. Okay, Christina, do me a favor. Can you step out of the car for me? I know you're confused. I'll explain everything to you. You don't have anything on you. Just You can just grab whatever you need. Whatever I need? Yeah, whatever you need. Like your phone, your your purse, your gun. Grab it. Is she going somewhere or Yeah, we're going to explain everything to you guys. Go ahead and grab it out. We're not going anywhere right now. I'll Of course. Of course. Yeah. I don't understand what's going on here. I get it. Yeah. You can go and grab your things. Can he come with me? Yes. Yes. You stay there right for right now. Just stay there. But yes, you can. Then come on back here. Should I shut the car off? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Go ahead. It's off. So, right back over here. So, we do have an investigation going on. Um we have to talk to you about it at the police department. Okay? So, we're going to explain everything to you there. Um it's not my investigation. I don't know the full details. We do have to bring you there, though. Okay? So, I do have to put you in handcuffs and bring you to the police department. Just a diner trip. Yes, unfortunately, yes. I'm like willing to go with you. I I get it. Yeah. Unfortunately, we have to do it that way. So, do me a favor. We're just going to take this off. Can I ask you what course. Yeah. It's not Like I said, it's not my investigation. Obviously, we We're here for a reason. So, go ahead and turn around for me. So, right now you're just being detained and there is a detective that needs to talk to you at the police department. So, we'll let your husband know he can just come to the police department as well if he wants to wait for you there. I'm like I get it. You have a lot of questions. scared. Yeah, everything's okay. We just need to talk to you at the police department. That's all. Um nothing else in your pocket right now? Anything else? phone. Just your phone. Okay. Okay. All right. We're going to have you sit in the back of this car on the other side. Once you get to the police department, um you'll talk to the detective and he'll explain everything to you. But you can't even give me like an idea At the moment what this is about? Other than that, it's an investigation. That's all I can really tell you right now. I'm sorry. I wish I could tell you more. Is he coming with me? We'll let him know right now. We have a 10-195 with the transport unit. Traffic stop knowledge. 905 Excuse me, is my husband coming with? Yes. Yeah, he's taking his phone number down. We're saying he comes with him. We're just going to Downers Grove, though. It's 10 minutes away. No, I know. But I really would prefer that my husband's with me. Of course. Am I in trouble? Like I'm so I'm so lost right now. I'm I'm sorry. Like I said, I can't give you any more facts right now. All I can tell you is right now you're being detained for an investigation and we're bringing you to the police department. And once you get there, they're going to fill you in on everything. The suspect may seem indignant as she's transported to the Downers Grove police station. But let's see if things have changed after nearly 7 hours of police questioning as she's transferred to the DuPage County Jail. I'm just going to put her seat belt Lester, are you able to release her seat down there? Are you don't want a tissue or something? I'm feeling I'm going to throw up. You have a bag? No, please. All right. Try to get her a bag out of her bag out of there. Hey, can you get like a bag just in case she gets nauseous? Yeah. I don't know. Do we have any of those emesis bags laying around the back? Figure something is better than nothing. Right here. You stay with her. I'll go grab one. What the [ __ ] Can I put her on the floor here, all right? Okay. Few paper towels in the middle right here if you need it, all right? Okay. Thank you. The suspect, 30-year-old Christina Formella, was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal and one count of criminal sexual assault against a minor. If you or anyone you know is dealing with abuse, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 in the US, 877-392-7583 in Canada, and 0800-222-2222 in England and Wales.