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'''Mary Kay Fualaau''' (born [[January 30]] [[1962]] in [[Orange County, California]]<ref>[http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=Mary&last=Schmitz&spelling=Exact&4_year=&4_month=0&4_day=0&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0 California Birth Index]</ref> (formerly '''Mary Kay Letourneau''', [[maiden name|née]] '''Mary Katherine Schmitz''') is a former schoolteacher infamous for [[statutory rape|statutorily raping]] a 13-year old boy, giving birth to two children by him, and later marrying him after being convicted of the crime and serving several years in [[prison]].
'''Mary Kay Fualaau''' (born [[January 30]] [[1962]] in [[Orange County, California]]<ref>[http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=Mary&last=Schmitz&spelling=Exact&4_year=&4_month=0&4_day=0&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0 California Birth Index]</ref> (formerly '''Mary Kay Letourneau''', [[maiden name|née]] '''Mary Katherine Schmitz''') is a former schoolteacher convicted of [[statutory rape]] with a 13-year old boy, giving birth to two children by him, and later marrying him after being convicted of the crime and serving several years in [[prison]].


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 16:30, 11 May 2009

Mary Kay Letourneau
Born (1962-01-30) January 30, 1962 (age 62)
Orange County, California, U.S.
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[1] (formerly Mary Kay Letourneau, née Mary Katherine Schmitz) is a former schoolteacher convicted of statutory rape with a 13-year old boy, giving birth to two children by him, and later marrying him after being convicted of the crime and serving several years in prison.

Background

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

Mary Kay Schmitz married Steve Letourneau on June 30, 1984. The couple had two daughters and two sons.

Teacher-student relationship

Letourneau first met Vili Fualaau (born June 26, 1983) when he was a student in her second grade class at Shorewood Elementary School in Burien, Washington.[2] Judging by their respective dates of birth, he was then eight years old; she was 29. She became his teacher again when he was in the sixth grade, and their sexual relationship began during the summer of 1996, when Vili was 13 and she was 34.[2] 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 cousin 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 behaviour, 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 Fualaau, was born in Tacoma on October 16, 1998. Hours after the birth, Mary Kay Letourneau was returned to prison. In November, 1999, Letourneau was placed in solitary confinement for six months for smuggling letters to Fualaau. In January, 2001, Letourneau's father died. She asked to attend his funeral, but the request was denied.

In May 1999, while she was in prison, Letourneau and her first husband, Steve Letourneau, were divorced. Steve was given custody of their four children. He remarried and moved the family to Alaska.

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 had failed to protect him from Letourneau.[3] The jury ruled against them and no damages were awarded.

Life after prison

Letourneau was released on community placement on August 4, 2004. She will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life unless a judge lifts the requirement. Washington does not have the traditional concept of parole. The court would have the authority to impose incarceration up to sixty days, per violation, if an offender violates the terms of community placement. Two days after her release, Fualaau, who was by then 21, applied to the court to lift the no-contact order; the request was granted. 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. Access to the wedding was strictly controlled by the television show Entertainment Tonight, which had paid for exclusive access, though 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. She said that she is able to teach at private schools and community colleges.[4]

TV shows and movies

  • 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"[5] was produced and performed by the Gorilla Tango Theatre in Chicago, IL.
  • 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 Birth Index
  2. ^ a b Gartner, Richard B. (1999). Betrayed as boys: psychodynamic treatment of sexually abused men. New York City: Guilford Press. p. 45. ISBN 1-57230-644-0.
  3. ^ Fualaau's suit says he wasn't protected from Letourneau
  4. ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13064459/
  5. ^ http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/comedy/15932/the-mary-kay-letourneau-story-a-karaoke-musical
  • 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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