Mary Kay Letourneau
American sex offender (1962–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Katherine "Mary Kay" Fualaau[1] (née Schmitz, formerly Letourneau; January 30, 1962 – July 6, 2020), was an American sex offender and teacher who pleaded guilty in 1997 to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child. Letourneau was 34, and the child, Vili Fualaau, was 12 years old[2][3] when she initiated the sexual abuse. He was her sixth-grade student at an elementary school in Burien, Washington. While awaiting sentencing, she gave birth to Fualaau's daughter. With the state seeking a seven and a half year prison sentence, she reached a plea agreement calling for six months in jail with three months suspended and no contact with Fualaau for life, among other terms. The case received national attention.
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Born | Mary Katherine Schmitz (1962-01-30)January 30, 1962 Tustin, California, U.S. |
Died | July 6, 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 58) Des Moines, Washington, U.S. |
Other names | Mary Kay Fualaau |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, paralegal |
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Children | 6 |
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Conviction(s) | Second-degree rape of a child (2 counts) |
Criminal penalty | 7+1⁄2 years in prison |
Shortly after Letourneau had completed three months in jail, the police caught her in a car with Fualaau. A judge revoked her plea agreement and reinstated the prison sentence for the maximum allowed by law of seven and a half years.[4] Eight months after returning to prison, she gave birth to Fualaau's second child, another daughter.[5] She was imprisoned from 1998 to 2004. Letourneau and Fualaau were married in May 2005, and the marriage lasted 14 years until their separation in 2019.[6][7][8]