An Illinois special education teacher, who is married, faces allegations of molesting a 15-year-old student. She claims to police that the teenager is framing her and suggests that her appearance has made her a target.

Christina Formella, 30, a teacher and soccer coach at Downers Grove South High School, told police she’s a “good person,” claiming that “everybody” targets her due to her appearance, as revealed in documents acquired by WGN9.

The athletic dirty blonde refuted claims of engaging in sexual activity with the teenage student, asserting that he made accusations of an improper relationship due to her excessive concern for him, according to the documents.

Formella, who tied the knot with her college sweetheart in August of the previous year, is accused of sexually assaulting the boy prior to the commencement of the school day in December 2023, according to DuPage County prosecutors.

According to investigators, she alleged that the student had accessed her phone without permission and utilised her number to send her inappropriate messages as part of a scheme to blackmail her.

According to DuPage County prosecutors, the victim’s mother uncovered the messages last month after purchasing him a new phone and connecting it to his iCloud account.

Prosecutors stated that the relationship persisted until the student decided to end it.

Upon finding the messages, the mother promptly brought her son to the police station in Downers Grove to report the suspected abuse.

Formella faces serious allegations, including two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault. She has been released under strict conditions, prohibiting her from entering school grounds or having any contact with individuals under the age of 18.

She has been put on paid leave from her position.

Formella is set to return to court on April 14.