Their relationship was forbidden by law, yet they had two children — one born in and the other in — while Fualaau was still a young teen. Letourneau paid the price by serving two prison sentences — the first for three months and the second for seven years. After her release in , she was prohibited from seeing Fualaau, but by then he was 21 and he had the ordinance removed.
They married in After 12 years of marriage, Fualaau filed for separation in , which became official in But when Letourneau started feeling ill, she reached out to Fualaau by text. Oz in September He says she eventually got a colonoscopy and found out it was cancer that had already spread to her liver. Letourneau died on July 6, , at the age of 58, from cancer complications.
Less than three months later, Fualaau recounted her final days. Despite her sudden deterioration, the mother of six — in addition to her two daughters with Fualaau, Letourneau also had four children from her previous marriage to Steve Letourneau — never quite saw herself as close to death. In the midst of dealing with the diagnosis, Letourneau fell one day, landing her in the ER with a broken arm.
And so, the very last weeks of her life, she started to realize that she was going to go — and it was a difficult thing for all of us. That period of knowing what was coming made Fualaau realize the role she had played in his life. It also made him look back on their time together. Preparing myself mentally for that was the hardest part.
Update: Mary Kay Letourneau passed away on July 6, , from cancer. She was 58 years old. In one of the most high-profile court cases of the decade, former school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau was convicted of child rape in after having sexual relations with her year-old student, Vili Fualaau. The Washington-based teacher was 34 years old at the time. At the time of her sentencing, she was pregnant with his child. She was sentenced to six months in prison and issued a lifetime no-contact order.
However, following her plea deal, Letourneau was found having sex with Fualaau and was sent back to jail for an additional seven years, where she gave birth to the couple's second child. After she was released, the pair filed to have the no-contact order lifted. A judge agreed and she married her former student. It lasted until , when Fualaau filed for legal separation from his former wife.
At the time, Letourneau was represented by David Gehrke , a high-profile attorney who got to know the couple well — and kept in touch with them for more than two decades. As the split proceeded, Letourneau and Fualaau still lived together and were occasionally spotted out in the Seattle area. They both remained active in the lives of their daughters, who are now grown.
In a joint statement after Letourneau's death, the Fualaaus and Letourneaus said they were "deeply saddened" about the loss. They added that Letourneau died "peacefully" after a six-month battle. And now everyone is going to be able to move forward. FB Tweet More.
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