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Teacher accused of abusing student denied request to reduce victim-distance restriction | Banfield
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6:47Now PlayingTrue crime digital creator Abby Escobar joins NewsNation to discuss developments in the Christina Formella case. The former Chicago-area teacher is facing 55 charges after allegedly grooming and sexually abusing a student more than 50 times, starting when he was just 15. Now 30, Formella appeared in court with her husband, who’s still publicly supporting her, and requested that her court-ordered distance from the alleged victim be reduced, claiming the 5,000-foot restriction is “too far.” The judge, reportedly in disbelief, denied the request.
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