Police bodycam footage from the arrest showed Formella visibly shocked after police pulled her car over and detained her.
The teacher burst into breathless tears after learning the charges against her. “Oh my God. What the f–k?” she said, holding her face in her hands. “I feel like I’m gonna throw up.”
Formella was released after her arrest on the condition that she have no contact with minors. She faces two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault.
She was placed on paid leave from Downers Grove High, where she’s taught since 2020.
A yearbook headshot shows the alleged perv with a wide smile years before the sick crime.
Formella played soccer at Main South High School in Park Ridge, and then joined Concordia University’s team as a defensive player.
She went on to marry her college sweetheart, a star baseball player at the college.
Photos from their wedding — just last summer — show the pair smooching in a pool surrounded by their loved ones.