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Mary Kay Letourneau & Student Lover Reveal They’re Happily Married In 20/20 Interview

Mary Kay Letourneau & Vili Fualaau with Barbara Walters (Courtesy of ABC)
Mary Kay Letourneau 1996 when she began an affair with Fualaau, her 13-year-old student. The couple is 22 years apart in age. Mary Kay gave birth to her young lover's child before she went on to serve more than seven years in prison on charges related to their sexual relationship. Pictured: May 23, 2009 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. -Mary Kay Letourneau , 47, happy and laughing as the curious mob her for a picture or two. Mary Kay and her husband Vili, 26, aka 'DJ HEADLINE' co-hosted 'Hot for Teacher Night' at Seattle's Fuel Sports Eats & Beats. The infamous teacher-student couple, are now married. Fuel owner, M. Morris, said 'She has served her sentence, she's married her former student, and it's OK for them to have some fun on a Saturday night and this is the third time Letourneau and Fualaau have hosted a 'Hot for Teacher' night at the nightclub.' Pictured: Mary Kay Letourneau Ref: SPL1510438 300517 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 0207 644 7656 Milan: 02 4399 8577 photodesk@splashnews.com World Rights, No Finland Rights
Mary Kay Letourneau 1996 when she began an affair with Fualaau, her 13-year-old student. The couple is 22 years apart in age. Mary Kay gave birth to her young lover's child before she went on to serve more than seven years in prison on charges related to their sexual relationship. Pictured: May 23, 2009 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. -Mary Kay Letourneau , 47, happy and laughing as the curious mob her for a picture or two. Mary Kay and her husband Vili, 26, aka 'DJ HEADLINE' co-hosted 'Hot for Teacher Night' at Seattle's Fuel Sports Eats & Beats. The infamous teacher-student couple, are now married. Fuel owner, M. Morris, said 'She has served her sentence, she's married her former student, and it's OK for them to have some fun on a Saturday night and this is the third time Letourneau and Fualaau have hosted a 'Hot for Teacher' night at the nightclub.' Pictured: Mary Kay Letourneau Ref: SPL1510438 300517 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 0207 644 7656 Milan: 02 4399 8577 photodesk@splashnews.com World Rights, No Finland Rights
FILE - In this Feb. 6 1998, file photo Mary Kay LeTourneau listens to testimony during a court hearing in Seattle. Vili Fualaau who married his former sixth-grade teacher, LeTourneau, after she was jailed for raping him has filed for legal separation from her. King County court records show 33-year-old Fualaau asked the court for a legal separation from 55-year-old Letourneau on May 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Alan Berner, Pool. File) View Gallery View Gallery 10 Photos.
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After two children and ten years of marriage, former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, 53, and her 12-year-old student-turned-lover, Vili Fualaau, now 31, are discussing their controversial relationship with Barbara Walters in a ’20/20′ interview, airing on April 10.

Mary Kay Letourneau, 53, and Vili Fualaau, 31, who started a sexual relationship when he was 12 and she was his sixth-grade teacher, will discuss their controversial relationship with Barbara Walters in a 20/20 tell-all interview set to air on April 10, the eve of their 10th wedding anniversary. Yes, that’s right. Mary Kay Letourneau and her student-turned-lover are happily married with two teenage daughters.

Vili Fualaau & Mary Kay Letourneau Barbara Walters Interview — ’20/20′ Tell-All

Mary Kay and Vili will allegedly talk about her rape trial and their married life, according to a press release by ABC News.

In case you’re unaware, Mary Kay started a relationship with Vili when he was a 12-year-old sixth-grade student. She then became pregnant with his child when he was just 13 years old. After serving seven years in prison, because of their illegal relationship, they married and now have two children together.

Their two daughters, Audrey and Georgia, will actually join them for the interview, ABC News said.

Mary Kay Letourneau & Vili Fualaau: What To Expect During Interview

The couple will talk about several different topics, aside from her rape trial and their married life, during the interview. Mary Kay will allegedly reveal her intentions to have her status as a registered sex offender lifted — she even discusses her surprising plans to teach again.

Meanwhile, Vili will talk about his struggle with alcoholism and depression, as well as how he believes he was failed by the system as a minor.

Together, Mary Kay and Vili will discuss how they make their marriage work despite their age difference.

It sounds like it’ll be a very interesting interview. It airs at 10 p.m. ET on ABC April 10.

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— Chris Rogers