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The return o' Letourneau

Published Wednesday, August 04, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

Insert "hot for teacher" joke here.
Mary K. Letourneau finished her prison term early this morning, more than seven years after getting caught having an affair (and baby) with her then-12-year-old student-turned-paramour, Vili Fualaau. She then had a second child with Vili -- now that's what you call a probation violation! But Vili, after making the media rounds yesterday and today, is asking the court to drop its parole no-contact order keeping them apart. Not like that'll make a difference.
I worked for the neighborhood paper where it all hit the fan back in February 1997. Couldn't believe the love story then. Still cannot believe it now.