US teacher who raped, married student dies

By Lauren Theisen, New York Daily News
Updated July 8 2020 - 5:06pm, first published 5:04pm
Mary Kay Letourneau served seven years in prison for second-degree rape of a child.
Mary Kay Letourneau served seven years in prison for second-degree rape of a child.

Mary Kay Letourneau, the Seattle teacher who gained global notoriety when she pleaded guilty to raping her sixth-grade student Vili Fualaau, has died of cancer aged 58, her lawyer says.

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