A special education teacher from Illinois, accused of sexually abusing a teenage student, was seen weeping after the charges were read to her, as shown in body camera footage from her arrest.

Christina Formella, 30, allegedly broke down in tears while police officers escorted her to the back of a patrol car on March 16, footage from the Downers Grove Police body cam revealed.

“Oh my God. What the f–k?” Formella said, the video footage showed. “I feel like I’m gonna throw up.”

On March 17, DuPage County prosecutors announced that they were charging Formella with sexually abusing a minor.

Authorities detained her right outside her residence, just as she was stepping out of a vehicle reportedly registered to her husband, who was seated in the car’s passenger seat at the time of the arrest.

Court records obtained by People Magazine showed explicit text messages Formella allegedly sent to the underage student. Authorities said the texts detailed the sexual abuse and were uncovered by the victim’s parent.

“The victim’s mother discovered the alleged assault when looking through her son’s text message thread on his cell phone,” the statement said.

Police said the sexual assault started during a 2023 tutoring session inside a classroom with the defendant and the victim. The student ultimately ended the relationship, according to court documents.

“I love you sooooo much baby… Even though this morning was short, it was perfect,” Formella said in one of the test messages, according to The New York Post.

Formella’s next court date has been scheduled for April.

“The allegations against Ms. Formella are extremely disturbing,” the state’s attorney said. “The type of abuse and behavior alleged in this case will not be tolerated.”

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[Feature Photo via DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office]