Foxes in the Henhouse > Spl Needs Teacher arrested for CSA of 15 y/o student in Chicago; Sexual misconduct in UN Missions top 100 in 2024

 

Special needs teacher who ‘sexually abused pupil' discovered after messages found by mum

The alleged abuse was uncovered by the boy's mother, who found messages on a new phone she was attempting to link to the iCloud.

By Conor Wilson, News Reporter

13:25, Wed, Mar 19, 2025 | UPDATED: 13:49, Wed, Mar 19, 2025

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Christina Formella, 30, is alleged to have had a relationship and sexual contact with the minor. (Image: Facebook/Christina Formella)

A married special needs teacher who is accused of molesting a 15-year-old boy was caught after his mother found messages on his phone. Christina Formella, 30, was arrested just days after the boy’s mother had bought him a new phone and attempted to link it to iCloud, revealing the alleged abuse.

It is understood that the woman came across text messages between the teacher and her son, which allegedly indicated a relationship and sexual activity. The teacher, who taught at Downers Grove South High School in Chicago, married her childhood sweetheart just months after the alleged abuse. 

DuPage County Attorney Robert Berlin said: “The allegations against Ms. Formella are extremely disturbing.

Sexual misconduct allegations in UN missions topped 100 in 2024

March 19, 20251:12 AM ET

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The Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the High-Level Segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.

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UNITED NATIONS — Allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in U.N. peacekeeping and political missions topped 100 for the third time in the last 10 years in 2024, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday, which said 65 of the allegations involved women who gave birth after saying they were raped and were seeking child support.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the General Assembly that the allegations identified 125 victims — 98 adults and 27 children. This was fewer than the 145 victims identified in 2023, he said.

According to the report, two U.N. peacekeeping missions accounted for 82% of the 102 allegations — Congo with 44 and the Central African Republic with 40. The United Nations has long been in the spotlight over allegations of child rape and other sexual abuses by its peacekeepers, especially by those based in the two African countries.

But sexual misconduct also was reported at U.N. peacekeeping missions from South Sudan to Lebanon, and at political missions in Haiti, Colombia and Afghanistan.

The secretary-general also reported 190 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against staff of U.N. agencies, funds and programs — a decline from 284 allegations in 2023 — and 382 allegations related to non-U.N. staff who work with organizations implementing U.N. programs.

Guterres has made combating sexual abuse and exploitation a high priority since he became U.N. chief in 2017 and he has promoted enforcement of the U.N.'s "zero-tolerance" policy for sexual misconduct. He has initiated a series of changes to U.N. peacekeeping to speed up investigations, and appointed a victims' advocate to help victims of sexual abuse.

But the latest report found that while U.N. training on sexual misconduct is mandatory, a 2024 survey of 64,585 U.N. staff found that 3.65% — 2,360 staffers— said it was acceptable to pay for sex. And close to 1% — 555 staffers — said "it was acceptable to engage in sexual activity with a child."

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