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| Mary Kay Letourneau: Teacher who married boy she raped dies at 58 | Mary Kay Letourneau: Teacher who married boy she raped dies at 58 |
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| A former teacher from Washington state whose sexual encounters with a pupil led to a jail sentence and worldwide notoriety has died of cancer aged 58. | |
| Mary Kay Letourneau was convicted of second-degree child rape in 1997 after becoming pregnant by Vili Fualaau when he was 12 or 13 and she was 34. | Mary Kay Letourneau was convicted of second-degree child rape in 1997 after becoming pregnant by Vili Fualaau when he was 12 or 13 and she was 34. |
| She gave birth to their second daughter in prison in 1998. | She gave birth to their second daughter in prison in 1998. |
| After serving her prison term the couple married in 2005. They separated after 12 years of marriage. | After serving her prison term the couple married in 2005. They separated after 12 years of marriage. |
| Ms Letourneau's lawyer David Gehrke told US media that she had died at home surrounded by her children and Mr Fualaau. | Ms Letourneau's lawyer David Gehrke told US media that she had died at home surrounded by her children and Mr Fualaau. |
| Ms Letourneau was a married mother-of-four living in Seattle when she began to have sexual encounters with her sixth-grade student. | |
| She initially served just a few months in jail but after she was paroled she was caught having sex again with the young teenager. | She initially served just a few months in jail but after she was paroled she was caught having sex again with the young teenager. |
| The former teacher was returned to prison to serve another seven years. Her two daughters with Mr Fualaau were initially raised by his family. | The former teacher was returned to prison to serve another seven years. Her two daughters with Mr Fualaau were initially raised by his family. |
| She had reportedly been ill for six months before her death. | She had reportedly been ill for six months before her death. |
| She was brought up a Catholic and was the daughter of a conservative Republican congressman, John G. Schmitz. His political career was ended by scandal when it emerged he had fathered two children out of wedlock. | She was brought up a Catholic and was the daughter of a conservative Republican congressman, John G. Schmitz. His political career was ended by scandal when it emerged he had fathered two children out of wedlock. |