Mary Kay Letourneau

Mary Kay Letourneau was a former teacher and convicted sex offender who was convicted of having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old student. She was sentenced to 7 years in prison and served 6 years before being released on parole. Letourneau was born in 1962 in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in a middle-class family. She attended the University of Washington and began her teaching career at Shorewood Elementary School in 1987. Letourneau's case drew widespread media attention and sparked debates about teacher-student relationships and the treatment of sex offenders.