Mary Katherine "Mary Kay" Fualaau (previously Letourneau, née Schmitz; January 30, 1962 – July 6, 2020), was an American teacher who pleaded guilty in 1997 to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child. Letourneau was 34, and the child, Vili Fualaau, was 12 years old<!--NOTE: Because many sources state "12" and others state "13," there was an agreement to use both ages; see the talk page or its archives about this. But now that we have a news report clearly stating he was 12 years old, we are going with that. --> when she initiated the sexual abuse. He was her sixth-grade student at an elementary school in Burien, Washington. While awaiting sentencing, she gave birth to Fualaau's daughter. With the state seeking a seven and a half year prison sentence, she reached a plea agreement calling for six months in jail with three months suspended and no contact with Fualaau for life, among other terms. The case received national attention. Wikipedia