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08-05-2004, 02:10 PM
Teacher's Lover at 12 Still Loves Her at 21
Thu Aug 5,10:51 AM ET
By Sue Pleming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now an adult, the former 12-year-old lover of Mary Kay Letourneau said on Thursday he still loved his ex-teacher and hoped they could be reunited now that she was out of prison.
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Letourneau, 42, left prison in Washington state on Wednesday after serving seven years for raping her sixth-grade student, Vili Fualaau, with whom she had two children.
In an interview with NBC's "Today" show, Fualaau, who is now 21, said he still loved Letourneau and had asked the judge to lift a lifetime "no contact" order so the two could be reunited.
"I can't be fully happy without her," said Fualaau.
Asked whether even after not seeing her for seven years, he was still in love with Letourneau, Fualaau said: "Yes I am."
Their affair, begun when Letourneau was 34 and Fualaau just 12, shocked the world and sparked a barrage of media coverage, including books and a television film. Fualaau has denied he was a victim and said the two were "separated without choice."
The Seattle-area teacher was sentenced to prison in late 1997, pregnant with Fualaau's child. She was paroled in January 1998 and barred from contact with him.
But she was arrested less than a month later when she and Fualaau were caught in her car at 3 a.m. after a night at the movies. Letourneau was sent back to serve the rest of her term in prison, where she bore his second child, confirming they had resumed their sexual relationship.
Letourneau's husband has divorced her and moved to Alaska with their four children, now aged 10 to 19.
Fualaau said he constantly thought about what it would be like to see Letourneau again.
"What am I going to say? Am I going to hug her first, am I going to say something nice? Say something romantic? Is she going to run to me or who is going to run to who?" he said.
"I want to see who she is and if she is still the same person I fell in love with," he added.
Fualaau's mother has custody of their two children, who were allowed frequent contact with Letourneau in prison.
Fualaau said he realized people were cynical about their relationship and said he was often urged to go out and meet girls his own age.
"People say there are a lot of other girls out there ... but other relationships have not made me happy," he said.
Asked whether he thought the relationship with Letourneau had been worth it, he replied: "I don't know yet. There's still more to come."
Thu Aug 5,10:51 AM ET
By Sue Pleming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now an adult, the former 12-year-old lover of Mary Kay Letourneau said on Thursday he still loved his ex-teacher and hoped they could be reunited now that she was out of prison.
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20040805/mdf648202.jpg
Letourneau, 42, left prison in Washington state on Wednesday after serving seven years for raping her sixth-grade student, Vili Fualaau, with whom she had two children.
In an interview with NBC's "Today" show, Fualaau, who is now 21, said he still loved Letourneau and had asked the judge to lift a lifetime "no contact" order so the two could be reunited.
"I can't be fully happy without her," said Fualaau.
Asked whether even after not seeing her for seven years, he was still in love with Letourneau, Fualaau said: "Yes I am."
Their affair, begun when Letourneau was 34 and Fualaau just 12, shocked the world and sparked a barrage of media coverage, including books and a television film. Fualaau has denied he was a victim and said the two were "separated without choice."
The Seattle-area teacher was sentenced to prison in late 1997, pregnant with Fualaau's child. She was paroled in January 1998 and barred from contact with him.
But she was arrested less than a month later when she and Fualaau were caught in her car at 3 a.m. after a night at the movies. Letourneau was sent back to serve the rest of her term in prison, where she bore his second child, confirming they had resumed their sexual relationship.
Letourneau's husband has divorced her and moved to Alaska with their four children, now aged 10 to 19.
Fualaau said he constantly thought about what it would be like to see Letourneau again.
"What am I going to say? Am I going to hug her first, am I going to say something nice? Say something romantic? Is she going to run to me or who is going to run to who?" he said.
"I want to see who she is and if she is still the same person I fell in love with," he added.
Fualaau's mother has custody of their two children, who were allowed frequent contact with Letourneau in prison.
Fualaau said he realized people were cynical about their relationship and said he was often urged to go out and meet girls his own age.
"People say there are a lot of other girls out there ... but other relationships have not made me happy," he said.
Asked whether he thought the relationship with Letourneau had been worth it, he replied: "I don't know yet. There's still more to come."