Mary Kay Letourneau caused an uproar when she became pregnant with the child of her then-13-year-old student, Vili Fualaau. That was almost 20 years ago, if you can believe it. Since then, she has been to prison twice, and gave birth to two of Vili’s daughters, one of which was born behind bars, when Vili was just 15 years old. Good times.
The couple married in 2005, just 10 months after Mary was released from prison, and they will soon be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. Mary is 53 and Vili is now 31.
And the story never stops being BATSHIT INSANE.
Barbara Walters sat down with the happy (?) couple for a new special, in which they talk about raising their two now-teenage daughters, and how their relationship has changed.
“I don’t think there’s ever a full 10 good years of marriage,” Vili Fualaau told Walters. “You have your ups and downs in marriages. But, you know, what matters is how you pull through all the bad times.”
Looking at the screen shot, I’d say Mary Kay is still nutty as a fruitcake and poor Vili looks like a coyote who is trying to chew off his leg to get out of a trap. He just never had a chance, did he?
From ABC News:
Vili works at a home and garden center, but his passion is working his night job as a DJ — his DJ name is “DJ Headline.” He said he has struggled with the past few decades, having children when he was still a child, and not feeling like he had the support of his family.
“It was a huge change in my life, for sure,” he said. “I don’t feel like I had the right support or the right help behind me… From my family — from anyone in general. I mean, my friends couldn’t help me because they had no idea what, what it was like to be a parent, I mean, because we were all 14, 15.”
Mary is working as a legal assistant but said she hopes she can return to teaching. She has started tutoring and giving piano lessons. She is still registered as a sex offender, but is trying to get her name lifted from the registry.
Head over to the ABC website for a full timeline of their tumultuous love affair.
The exclusive interview with Barbara Walters will air in full on “20/20” on Friday, April 10, at 10 p.m
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