Mary Kay Letourneau & Vili Fualaau: See Photos of the Former Couple

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May 30, 2017 5:05PM EDT
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Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau’s scandalous relationship served as inspiration for the new movie ‘May December.’ See photos of them here.

Vili Fualaau was a student in teacher Mary Kay Letourneau’s class at Shorewood Elementary School in Burien, WA when in the summer of 1996, they began an affair. A relative of her then-husband alerted authorities to their relations and Mary took a plea deal on charges of second-degree rape. She gave birth to their daughter Audrey in May 1997 before sentencing.

Mary served three months of her sentence and was released with the stipulation she have no contact with Vili. After she was released in 1998, the two were caught in a car together outside Seattle. Mary was then sent to prison to serve out her full sentence. She gave birth to their second daughter Georgia while in prison.

Mary was released from prison in August 2004 after serving her full sentence. She and Vili married in 2005, but they divorced in 2019. Mary died from colon cancer on July 7, 2020. The couple’s infamous case became the loose inspiration for the new film May December. Keep scrolling to see photos of the former couple.

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Mary Kay Letourneau & Vili Fualaau

Mary Kay Letourneau & Vili Fualaau
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Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau interview with Barbara Walters for ABC’s 20/20 in 2015, which marked their 10-year wedding anniversary. The pair said that they were happily married after a decade.

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Mary Kay Letourneau & Vili Fualaau at an Event

Mary Kay Letourneau & Vili Fualaau at an Event
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Mary Kay and her husband Vili, 26, aka ‘DJ HEADLINE’ co-hosted ‘Hot for Teacher Night’ at Seattle’s Fuel Sports Eats & Beats on May 23, 2009. They were all smiles. 

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Mary Kay Letourneau Smiles

Mary Kay Letourneau Smiles
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Mary Kay and her husband Vili, 26, aka ‘DJ HEADLINE’ co-hosted ‘Hot for Teacher Night’ at Seattle’s Fuel Sports Eats & Beats on May 23, 2009. She posed for photos.

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Mary Kay Letourneau at a Court Hearing

Mary Kay Letourneau at a Court Hearing
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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.

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Vili Fualaau Listening

Vili Fualaau Listening
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Vili Fualaau Vili Fualaau watches as his lawyer speaks during opening arguments in a $1 million lawsuit in Kent, Wash. He had a serious face.

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Vili Fualaau and His Mom in Court

Vili Fualaau and His Mom in Court
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Soona Vili, right, receives an encouraging pat from an attorney as she sits with her son, Vili Fualaau. It was following opening arguments in a $1 million lawsuit Thursday morning, in Kent, Wash.

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Mary Kay Letourneau During an Interview

Mary Kay Letourneau During an Interview
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In her first ever interview, then-42-year-old Letourneau told U.S television show ’20/20′ that she still loved Fualaau. ‘We’ve always planned to get married and that hasn’t changed at all,’ she said. ‘I love him and I’m healthy enough to have more children.’

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Vili Fualaau in a Close-Up Photo

Vili Fualaau in a Close-Up Photo
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Vili Fualaau, then-18, who fathered two daughters with his sixth-grade teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, watches court proceedings. It was following opening arguments in a $1 million lawsuit filed by his mother, Soona Vili, in Kent, Wash. 

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Johnnie O’Dell Talks to Reporters

Johnnie O’Dell Talks to Reporters
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Johnnie O’Dell, left, a spokeswoman for the Washington Corrections Center for Women, tells waiting reporters that Mary Kay Letourneau was released from the facility sometime after midnight, in Purdy, Wash. It was a high-profile moment.

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Cyrus Vance Jr. During Opening Arguments

Cyrus Vance Jr. During Opening Arguments
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Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. points to a photo of the sixth grade class of teacher Mary Kay Letourneau during opening arguments. it was for a $1 million lawsuit, in Kent, Wash. 

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