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Mary Kay Letourneau
Born
Mary Katherine Schmitz

(1962-01-30) January 30, 1962 (age 62)
Orange County, California, U.S.
Other namesMary Kay Fualaau
Spouse(s)Steve Letourneau (1984-1999) (divorced) 4 children
Vili Fualaau (2005-present) 2 children

Mary Kay Fualaau (born January 30 1962, in Orange County, California, formerly Mary Kay Letourneau, née Mary Katherine Schmitz)[1] is a former schoolteacher convicted of the statutory rape of a 13-year old male.[2] She has given birth to two children by him[2] and married him after serving several years in prison.[3]

Background

Letourneau was born in Orange County, California to John G. Schmitz and Mary Schmitz. Her father was a Roman Catholic U.S. Congressman from Orange County, a decorated US Marine,[4] and a professor at Santa Ana College. Schmitz ran for President of the United States in 1972 on the American Independent Party ticket.[4] Her mother was a homemaker and an anti-feminist activist.

In the late 1970s , Mary Kay was a cheerleader at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, and graduated from Cornelia Connelly High School in 1980 . During her time at Connelly , she dated future NBA referee Ron Garretson . She later enrolled at Arizona State University, where she met and courted fellow student Steve Letourneau. They married on June 30, 1984 after Mary Kay was impregnated by Steve Letourneau. After their college graduation, they settled in Burien, Washington where they raised their four children.

Teacher-student relationship

Letourneau first met Vili Fualaau when he was a student in her second grade class at Shorewood Elementary School in Seattle, Washington.[5] She became his teacher again when he was in the sixth grade, and began a relationship when Vili was 12 years old.[6] She was impregnated by him in the same grade, when Vili was 13 and she was 35.[5] Her husband became aware of the situation when he read their letters to each other in February 1997 and revealed it to family members.[citation needed] His brother then reported the relationship to local child protection services.[citation needed]

On February 26, 1997, Letourneau was arrested for statutory rape, which is called "Rape of a Child" with three degrees in Washington. Four months later, she gave birth to Fualaau's daughter, Audrey Lokelani Fualaau. On August 7, 1997, she pled guilty to two counts of second-degree statutory rape. She was sentenced to 89 months in prison by Judge Linda Lau.

The prison term was suspended, and Letourneau was sentenced to serve six months in county jail and enroll in a three-year sex offender treatment program. She was released from jail early on January 1, 1998 for good behavior, on the condition that she not see Fualaau. However, on February 3, 1998, police discovered Letourneau in a car with Fualaau and arrested her for violating the conditions of her suspended sentence. She had also failed to comply with her sex offender treatment program. In the car, police found $6,200 in cash, baby clothes, and a passport, indicating that Letourneau had been planning to leave the country. The original sentence of seven and a half years was reimposed.

In March 1998, prison officials discovered that Letourneau was pregnant with another child by Fualaau. Their second daughter, Georgia Alexis Fualaau, was born in Tacoma on October 16, 1998. Hours after the birth, Mary Kay Letourneau was returned to prison. In May 1999, while she was in prison, Letourneau and her first husband, Steve Letourneau, were divorced. Steve received custody of their four children and relocated the family to Alaska.[7] Letourneau spent 18 of the first 24 months of this sentence in solitary confinement for various reasons.[8] In January, 2001, Letourneau's father died, and she was denied permission to attend the funeral.[9]

In 2002, Fualaau's family sued the Highline School District and the city of Des Moines, Washington, for emotional suffering, lost wages, and the costs of rearing his two children, claiming the school and the Des Moines Police Department had failed to protect him from Letourneau.[10] During the highly publicized ten week trial, high-profile defense lawyer Anne Bremner, who represented the Des Moines Police Department, and Michael Patterson, who represented the Highline School District, convinced the jury, in the words of Bremner that "nothing could keep them apart". The jury agreed, and no damages were awarded.[11]

Life after prison

Letourneau was released on community placement on August 4, 2004. She registered as a Level 2 sex offender and will have to have her address verified every 90 days.[12] Washington does not have the traditional concept of parole.[citation needed] The court would have the authority to impose incarceration up to sixty days, per violation, if an offender violates the terms of community placement.[citation needed] Fualaau, age 21 at the time, applied to the court to lift the no-contact order.[12] On August 7, 2004, Superior Court Judge Linda Lau lifted the injunction she placed in 1997 and allowed Fualaau and Letourneau to see each other.[13] Letourneau and Fualaau were married on May 20, 2005 in the Seattle suburb of Woodinville in a ceremony at the Columbia Winery, covered by the media.[3] Access to the wedding was strictly controlled by the television show Entertainment Tonight, which reportedly paid for exclusive access,[3] although photographs were released to other media outlets. Mary Kay Letourneau now goes by the legal name of Mary Kay Fualaau.

Fualaau has stated that she would like another child and would like to return to teaching.[14] She said that she is able to teach at private schools and community colleges.[citation needed]

Mary Kay and Vili Fualaau have hosted several "Hot for Teacher Night" promotions at Seattle nightclub Fuel Sports Eats and Beats.[15] During these events, husband Vili performs as DJ Headline, while Mary Kay hosts.[16]

TV shows and movies

Trivia

  • Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule wrote a song about Letourneau, "Mary Kay", appearing on her album Pink Pearl. The tone is alternately sympathetic and sarcastic.
  • On the seventh episode of the second season of 30 Rock Liz Lemon compares her relationship with a 20 year old Jaime to Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau.
  • Letourneau was mentioned on the fourth episode in season four of Everybody Hates Chris.
  • Letourneau was also mentioned in 2gether's song "awesum luvr" by QT - "Mary K. Letourneau, she knew the truth. It's all the young dudes who've got the best moves".
  • Mary Kay Letourneau was referenced by Lorelai in the twentieth episode of the first season of Gilmore Girls when she and Rory are playing a game they made up, called "One, Two, Three."
  • In 2007, a comical sketch show entitled "The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: A Karaoke Musical" was produced and performed by the Gorilla Tango Theatre in Chicago, IL.[17]
  • In a season four episode of Without a Trace, Letourneau is referenced by Special Agent Vivian Johnson, who is investigating the disappearance of a school teacher, suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
  • In the Gossip Girl episode, "Carrnal Knowledge", Blair refers to Mary Kay Letourneau as she sends a text message to Gossip Girl on seeing Dan Humphrey and a teacher, starting a rumor that they're having an affair.
  • In the Nip/Tuck episode "Ricky Wells," an 18-year-old boy asks for surgery to make him look older. He recently married his second grade teacher, convicted sex offender "Kerri May." She was arrested for statutory rape, released on good behavior, then caught in a car having sex with him again and sent back to prison for the full term. After released, the no-contact ban was lifted and they were married a week later.

See also

References

  1. ^ "California Births, 1905 - 1995". Family Tree Legends Records Collection (Online Database). Pearl Street Software. 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Kimberly A.C. (March 18, 1999). "Letourneau may be transferred to out-of-state prison". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Letourneau marries Fualaau amid media circus". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 21, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Mary Kay Letourneau's father dies". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. January 12, 2001. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Gartner, Richard B. (1999). "Encoding Sexual Abuse as Sexual Initiation". Betrayed as Boys: Psychodynamic Treatment of Sexually Abused Men (Google Book Search). New York: Guilford Press. p. 45. ISBN 9781572306448. OCLC 317520944. LCCN 98-0 – 0. Retrieved May 12, 2009. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Morales, Tatiana (August 3, 2004). "What's Next For LeTourneau?". The Early Show. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  7. ^ Hatcher, Candy (April 19, 2000). "Letourneau can profit from story, appeals court rules". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  8. ^ Jerome, Richard (July 26, 2004). "Together Again?". People. 62 (4). Time Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2001.
  9. ^ "Mary K. Letourneau's father dies; she won't get to attend funeral". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. January 11, 2001. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  10. ^ Johnson, Tracy (March 22, 2002). "Fualaau's suit says he wasn't protected from Letourneau". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  11. ^ Skolnik, Sam (May 21, 2002). "Schools, police absolved in Fualaau case". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  12. ^ a b Skolnik, Sam (August 5, 2004). "Letourneau registers as sex offender". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 11, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Letourneau now allowed to see former student". Local. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. August 7, 2004. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  14. ^ "Letourneau and Fualaau, one year later". Dateline NBC. June 2, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  15. ^ Associated Press (May 21, 2009). "Letourneau, young spouse to host " Hot for Teacher" night". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  16. ^ McNerthney, Casey (May 24, 2009). "Inside the Mary Kay Letourneau "Hot For Teacher" night". The Big Blog. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  17. ^ "The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: A Karaoke Musical". Time Out Chicago. 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Letourneau, Mary Kay (1999). Un seul crime, l'amour (Only one crime, love). Paris, France: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08812-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • McElroy, W. (2004). No panic over school child abuse. Commentary: The Independent Institute. (Request reprint).
  • Olsen, Gregg (1999). If Loving You is Wrong. New York, NY: St. Martins: True Crime.
  • Robinson, J. (2001). The Mary Kay Letourneau Affair. Overland Park, KS: Leathers Publishing.
  • Dress, C. (2004). Mass With Mary: The Prison Years. Trafford, BC, Canada: Trafford Publishing.

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