All language subtitles for 2000 - Mary Kay Letourneau Story

My name is Cha -Cha.

I molested my five -year -old daughter.

Trina Rogers, I hurt my kids.

What did you do to them?

Say it.

I burned them with cigarettes, and I
penetrated them with objects.

Around, around, around we go for the
past few days. That's all anybody wants

talk about is Mary Kay Letourneau. The
phone lines are blazing off the hook.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's go to line
one. Jessica, first up in the queue.

Jessica, your opinion on this bizarre
story of obsessive love. This obsession

hers, of Costner, her job, her marriage,
her children. All right, let's go to

Joel and his car phone. Joel, have you
been following the story of this sixth

grade teacher doing the... A girl is
never fully put together without

and polish on her toes.

That's a big little guy's dream in this
world. Are you kidding me? Any guy, any

guy out there would love that. What
about your son? What about if that were

son? She has a Jones to this one
candidate. If they lock her up, you know

Eventually, she's just going to get out.
They're going to get out. She means

serious. All right, let's go to Steve on
line three.

He's so hot to try. Steve, you're
calling from a paint telephone?

Yeah, I am.

This kid's 22, 13 now. He's got a kid, a
baby that he's supposed to be able to

take care of. And this teacher, she's
already got three, four kids. She knows

what it's all about. I'd love to have
the person to be taught to me and have

experience of an older woman.

The six -day teacher, Mary Kay
Letourneau. Well, as a teacher, I think

absolutely outrageous.

I cannot believe that she has had an
affair and their two children with this.

Tell it to me like Dory.

No one understands.

Make me understand.

October 10th, 1995.

What about it?

I died on that day.

Hello? Oh, hey, Grandma. How you doing?

Mom, the phone's for you.

Mom, it's Grandma Schmitz.

Hello?

People live a long time with that.

They gave three months to two years.

What do you want me to do about it?

I hear the sound of keys. Are they
coming?

How did you feel when he said that?

He was just being his usual absent self.

Something in me just let go.

And I knew there was no hope.

He's an unrepentant pedophile, Charles.
We're going for the maximum sentence.

Mary was my neighbor. I know her.

She's a good mom. She was a great
teacher. Parents used to bite to get

kids into her class. And she had sex for
eight months with a 13 -year -old boy,

resulting in a baby. Susan, she needs
help.

Mary Letourneau doesn't think she's done
anything wrong.

Well, not in her present condition.

But I was thinking, if we could get her
onto this medication... She refuses to

participate in any sex offender
programs. I think she would, if we could

get her onto this medication. With all
due respect, Dr. Newhall, until she

admits she's committed a crime, I'm
immovable.

Look, I think Mary is bipolar.

I think she's got manic depressive
tendencies.

If we could get her onto this
medication, Depakote, it would even out

and lows. It would stabilize her and
bring her into her more reasonable self.

Right. Jail won't medicate her. I mean,
let's get the woman the help she needs.

It's what we all want, for her to admit
wrongdoing and to get better, right?

Susan, you're not trying to crucify her,
are you?

Thank you.

Eternal? Come on, what did you do, girls
or boys?

She raped a sixth grader.

It was not rape.

What would you call it?

What did you do to your victim?

He is not my victim.

He is your victim.

Did you tell your kids yet that their
mommy's a child molester?

And that she may do them.

Oh, I'm sorry. Didn't they mention that
you had to tell them that?

Just a little boy with that smooth baby
skin.

Welcome to the program, Mary Poppins.

I am not going back there. They're
telling me that I have to tell my own

children that I am a child molester and
that I might be a danger to them?

I am not a child molester.

Legally, you are.

Regardless of how he looks, regardless
of how he sounds, Vili is 13, and the

doesn't care that it was consensual.
Okay, so if you find something mentally

wrong with me, does that excuse me from
that group? I'm sorry, no.

You pled guilty.

And even if you get probation, you've
still got to do that group for three

years. I should never have pled guilty.

Those women hurt little children, their
own little girls. I know.

I'm not like them. I know.

They're telling me that I will never be
a mother again. Okay, okay, okay.

You hear that your father has cancer? I
don't feel like talking anymore.

Okay.

I was losing my dad.

I had a miscarriage. My marriage was a
disaster.

It was a very difficult time.

Hey, Mary.

Morning. Morning.

Choose a painting that you like and try
to imitate it as best that you can.

Try to see what the artist was imagining
when he or she was painting the

original. Billy, will you please stop
bothering her?

Why do you dress like that, Ms.
Letourneau?

Excuse me?

You're so beautiful.

You should try to dress a little
sharper.

All right, Billy, just concentrate on
your work.

I'm done.

Well, this is very good.

Um, so, does anyone know who the
original artist was?

Georgia O 'Keeffe. That's right.
Christine.

Kind of got a double meaning, don't it?
Billy, I'm going to Mr. Jordan's office

right now.

Come on.

Let's go.

Uh,

class, please. Please continue with your
paintings, and I will be right back.

I don't know where you buy your clothes.

What is wrong with my clothes?

With the pink, for starters.

Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean... You
know, you can't keep doing this, Billy.

Don't you understand that you're in
trouble?

Your clothes are not that bad. Come to
the office right now.

What's the matter?

Breathe.

I'm sorry.

Jesus loves me.

Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves
me.

Hey, Buddha, what's up with the slash on
your tag?

Some girl getting the high heart.

Buddha always gets it.

All right, guys, party's over.

All right, what's going on? Who's
responsible for this?

I was just lighting a cigarette, and I
threw the match down, and... And what?

Come on.

Don't rush me. My mom will kill me.

You gonna make the call? Yeah, yeah,
I'll call her, Mom.

Buddha, you gotta get in earlier. It's a
school night.

I'll meet you next time.

Look,

have you seen that before? Where does
the road go, Mrs. Oterno?

I think it's dead ends up ahead.

No, not this road.

Our road.

What are you doing up? I should be
asking you that.

I never go to sleep this early.

Yeah, me neither.

My father is a brilliant, wise man with
a huge heart.

You know, he ran for president.

Of what?

United States police.

No way.

And he was in Congress.

He and I are a lot alike.

Where's your father?

In prison.

Putting some guy in a coma with his bare
hands.

I don't even know him.

Except he's a fighter.

He and I are a lot alike, too.

Really? Shouldn't you be asleep by now?

Go on. Back to your tent.

He has the most haunting eyes.

You're kidding, right?

He sees right into me.

Like he knows all my thoughts and
feelings.

Like he knows everything I've ever
thought.

Tell me a little bit about your father.

He ran for president.

72 election.

That was Nixon and McGovern. And George
Wallace.

The American Independent Party.

After George Wallace was shot, my dad
took his place.

He got over a million votes.

I worked on all his campaigns.

What about Nixon going to Red China,
sir?

Well, I certainly don't mind Mr. Nixon
going to Red China. I just don't want

coming back.

Not a popular stance at the debate this
afternoon, sir.

Well, I didn't do too badly for a
Catholic John Bircher in front of a sea

Jewish, arguably female faces, did I?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Mabel made strong and able that your
elbows are.

Well, I'm about finished.

More birdie wine?

Why is it called birdie wine?

Because it's cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap,
cheap, cheap.

Okay, boys, Red China, go.

Nixon's trip to Peking will stand as one
of the great betrayals of history.

Sending soldiers to Vietnam while
trading with China and killing them

profound hypocrisy. Man's a strange
creature prone to making exceptions for

himself. But he knows that there's a
higher moral law.

Communists don't believe in God.

My take?

You're tougher than you look.

My father was always the man in my life.

Nobody ever challenged him?

Your husband?

Never? No, never.

Not even close.

No one could ever live up to my dad.

Until Billy.

I'm going to get that teacher.

It's for their doubting, too.

If you can wait and not be tempted.

Everybody wants you. Are you kidding me?

Every girl I ask never said no.

It's true, man. She's a teacher.

I'll put 20 bucks on it.

All right.

All right. That's what I was talking
about.

I'm going to get her.

of a sixth grade teacher.

Hey, man. Hey.

Billy, one question. How'd she smell?

Did you do it in the classroom?

Did you get her over on one of those
desks?

Once, man. No kids were around.

Oh, beautiful.

He just has what people want to hear. He
makes up things.

He's an artist.

You have to understand that Billy is
different.

In second grade, I knew I had a prodigy.

The only problem I had was to keep him
focused.

Okay, everyone, science projects on your
desks, please.

Okay, have a great holiday.

Merry Christmas.

Bye -bye.

See you when you get back.

No science project.

The dark zone.

Remember in second grade?

How we used to get you out of that dark
place?

You have a piano at your house?

Yes.

Maybe I can come over sometime.

A little more sonic.

You need to hear.

You have to finish your science project
or you're going to get an F.

Finish this one thing.

important you have so much potential i
see it so clearly but you have to

complete things were you aware of an
attraction to him at this point

do you have any lip

balm

He won't let me have lip balm in here
for some reason.

May it take a little for later.

No, I wasn't attracted to him as
anything other than a very talented

I was proud of him.

Thank you. So he wasn't the man in your
life yet.

Are you patronizing me?

No.

Absolutely not.

Let's talk about your school years.

What kinds of schools did you go to?

Well, I went to...

About nine schools in 12 years.

All Catholic.

There was no continuity in schools or
friends.

It was all family.

Only family.

We're going to move you to a different
school after you have to break.

Why?

That's the care thing.

Why, Mom?

Sweetie, can you just trust that we know
what's best for you?

Why is there an epidemic of teenage
pregnancies?

That's why we're transferring.

They're starting sex education at our
school.

It was no big deal, just unsupervised
kids exploring.

Eventually, I said no, and it stopped.

After how long?

I don't know. Maybe six or nine months.

It had no effect on me. Did you tell
your parents?

No, are you kidding?

Did you tell anyone?

No.

Mary, I have to ask you this.

Did you make this up to help your case?

She can't come in here. She can if I say
she can.

I don't have to talk to you.

That's true.

You're paying me so you can talk or not
talk, whatever you feel like doing.

Yeah.

Well, no one wants to talk about what
this is really about.

Which is?

Billy and I love each other.

He is ageless, and so am I.

God brought us together for a reason.

And nothing can keep us apart.

Do you ever see yourself as sort of a
rebel angel?

I pay you so I can fire you. All right,
okay.

Let me just ask you to think about
something.

Can you only enjoy sex when it's
illicit?

I got a question for you.

How do you know if you're good?

Billy, that's not the right question.

The question should be, are you in love?

If you're in love, then it will be good.

Right and natural.

What do you think about an older woman
being with a younger man?

What do you mean?

You feel right and natural to me.

Why is that?

Why do I feel like I know every little
thing about you?

You know, I have the weirdest feeling.

Like you're going to be in my life for a
very long time.

Maybe you'll marry my daughter.

You're a winner, aren't you?

Oh, I used to be.

Me too.

Really?

I'll race you to that tree.

Oh, no. Come on. Come on. Oh, God.

Time's up.

Don't worry.

I'll bring her back.

I'll be okay.

Okay.

Time for your bath.

Who has the moral right to separate me
from my child?

My children.

I'm sorry. There's no touching.

Well, women are above men.

They should be honored.

Equal Rights Amendment will take away
privileges, bringing them down to the

level of men.

My wife told me to say that. Today, Mrs.

Schmitz further debated the feminist
position.

I disagree with everything you've just
said.

Women build power by using their
womanhood, not by denying it. And are

telling me the majority of women feel
that way? You look strong.

So your mother is a rather unemotional
woman.

Does that thing always have to be on?

Let's ignore it.

She considers emotions a weakness.

So how did she react when your little
brother died?

My brothers and I were playing in the
pool.

And I heard my mother scream.

She found him at the bottom of the pool.

I guess I always kind of blamed myself.

But my father held me and said it wasn't
my fault.

When I was 19, my father had me
represent him at a Ronald Reagan

Los Angeles.

private reception with just a few people
and the Reagans.

I was having a remarkable life.

I had decided to transfer from my party
school to the University of Maryland.

I finally knew exactly what I wanted and
where I wanted to be.

Washington, D .C., here I come.

But I got pregnant by Steve Letourneau
instead.

I just don't love him. Then how did you
end up like this? This boy is going to

marry you. Please, no.

She can give it up for adoption.

I'll have the baby, and then we'll see
if it'll work out between me and Steve.

There'll be no crying baby in the
vestibule at your wedding. No, Mary.

We take responsibility for our actions
in this family.

I thought he was right.

guiding me on to my life path.

I knew I was sacrificing the kind of
marriage we all look forward to.

I tried to get an annulment, but it's a
lot harder than you think.

Steve had a girlfriend, and I was mostly
sleeping on the couch.

And that was okay with you? You had no
objection to that?

No, the couch was fine.

I mean the girlfriend.

No.

I had emotionally separated from the
marriage long before.

And he didn't bug me for sex anymore.

Billy?

I could sure use your help with the
yearbook.

Working with you, right?

It's a tuna. How's this?

Oh, it's wonderful.

Thanks. Nice.

Yep. Does he know you love her?

I think so.

Is he with someone else?

He's not happy with them.

Does he love you?

You tell me.

She makes me feel good.

And right.

And natural.

I shouldn't have said what I said next.

He had a way of crossing boundaries.

I knew he would grow up.

I would be out of my marriage.

Can you hold on to that feeling?

Good night, Billy.

That boy is so in love with you.

Don't be silly, Jan.

Good night.

Your book. Thank you.

You hear that?

Yes.

I'm holding on to that feeling.

You're going the right way.

Yeah.

Excuse me, Miss Letourneau. It's time to
go.

Oh, please. We're on a yearbook
deadline. It's very important.

Sorry. It's after six.

All right.

Okay. I guess I'll take this home with
me.

If any of you can come over this weekend
to help me finish it, that would be

great.

I can.

Oh. Thank you, Billy.

So when he's making faith...

Lucifer cuts in and she doesn't get a
full set of wings.

She's missing a wing.

So the boy, Cupid, a warrior, has to
fight the war to get her wing back and

help put heaven in its rightful place.

So faith inspires Cupid.

Gives him courage.

Yeah.

He needs her.

Are you missing a little something?

What?

What is your wing?

You're so sexy when you're happy.

I'm going to miss you over the summer.

Take this class with me. No, this is for
you.

You know what I want.

I'm going to make you all... Hey, no.

You can't talk to me like that. Why?
Nobody can hear me but you.

I don't want to see no naked guy. He's
sure going to have to draw his penis.

It's fine. It's just a potty.

You've got to find out. It'll be fun.

You're not a two -year -old.

Come on, Mary. Do something wild for a
change.

Okay.

I'll be right back.

So maybe next week I could draw you,
huh?

You don't want that?

Here.

Like this.

Are you getting it on your mouth?

How did I get it on my mouth?

Your seduction plan, right?

So I get my kiss later?

What would happen if I came over there
and kissed you right now?

Your sister told me where to find you.
I'm sorry, but I need to talk to you.

You're always welcome here, Mr. Dunphy.
Oh, thank you.

Suna, we both know what Mary did was
wrong, but do we think she deserves

and a half years in prison for it?

Do you think you could find it in your
heart to say you believe she should be

released?

Then I'd have to give you up.

She never said she was sorry for what
she'd done to my family.

No, I know that, but she needs your
help, Serena.

She never said she was sorry.

We were best friends.

Always together.

The sex wasn't that important.

If you could see us together.

You would know that. What were you
hoping or hearing would happen after the

first kiss?

I thought we could be strong and wait.

Buddha!

Buddha!

Buddha!

Buddha, get your ass out here.

Promise me, man, don't say anything.

Mama, kill me.

Hi,

Mary. Hi.

How's Buddha's art class?

Oh, it's going really well.

Do you need any help?

I got it, thanks.

Oh, thanks, son.

Ma, I'm spending the night with Mr.
Letourneau. He's hanging out with

Oh, Buddha, you bothered Mr.

Letourneau enough.

It's okay, right, Mr. Letourneau? Oh,
sure.

Stephen's expecting him.

You're too good, Mary.

Thank you.

Well, what did they say?

I told them that I ain't got no money,
which is a fact. We are broke. He said

you can't get blood from a turnip.
That's what you said?

Yes, that is what I said. We're broke.
Say that. It's plain English. What are

you talking about? That's so dumb. You
asked for an installment to pay for an

installment. Oh, give me a break. Would
you stop? We are having a discussion

here. Do not talk to me like I'm one of
your students. I'm sick of this. I am so

sick of this.

Yeah, whose fault is that?

Get away from me. You get away from me.
Whose fault is that?

You've been asking me questions. I'm
going to ask you a few. You're too good

clean my house. Too good to sleep with
me.

You can ask questions.

When do you think you're going to die?

I don't know.

My grandmother lived until she was 102.

Maybe I'll die at 102.

Then I'm going to die at 81.

Oh, Billy.

Because I don't want to live another day
without you.

Excuse me, ma 'am.

Get out of there for a minute.

Is there someone in there with you?

A friend of mine.

How old

is

he?

Eighteen.

You're how old?

13.

Yeah, hold on.

Mary? What's wrong? I had a fight with
my husband, and I had to get out of the

house. Billy came with me, and... Who's
this lady to you?

My teacher.

I was driving around. I didn't know
where to go.

I parked the car and the police came,
and I'm going to hand you back to the

officer. Okay.

Thank you.

Mrs. Letourneau is our friend.

She's been very helpful in taking care
of my son.

Let me write this up.

Oh, God.

What's the matter?

Come over here.

Come

on. Come

on. No, Billy.

They're asleep.

I can't, Billy.

Come on.

Billy, please.

Come on. No. Come on.

I can't wait anymore.

I have to be with you. I can't think of
anything else. Why are you afraid?

Do you think I'm going to get you
pregnant?

No, that's not it. I can't have any more
kids.

It's you.

You're just barely... You think I
haven't done this before?

Come on, baby.

Billy didn't force me.

Up to a second before, I didn't think it
would happen. What triggered it then?

I needed the relationship.

So did he.

Do you ever have any sense that as the
adult, you were in control?

No.

Billy pursued me as a man pursues a
woman.

He has the dominant sexual urges.

And I gave in to his need.

This

isn't

your school anymore. You can't be here.
I can be anywhere I want. I want to be

with you.

You need to go to middle school and see
what that's all about.

I've got to get out of this marriage the
right way first, and you need to

experience being a teenager. If a
girlfriend's your own age, you need to

play.

Listen to me.

Recess is over.

Mary, I don't know what's going on.

What's going on?

Nothing.

That kid is going to be trouble for you.
Oh, you don't understand. I think

you're going to have to do something
about it.

Everyone else in this life.

Okay, just be careful, okay? You're
okay.

You've got to get to class.

Mom?

Mom?

Pregnant? Be right there.

I don't get it. What do you mean,
pregnant?

I thought you couldn't have any more
kids.

I thought so.

Just why this is even more of a miracle.

I'm making you a baby.

What about abortion?

I couldn't.

This is you and me.

Oh, man.

Mary.

Mary.

We are linked forever in this child.

I'm not taking these.

For God's sake, Mary. Your only way out
of this is for something to be wrong

with you.

You pled guilty. You made me plead
guilty.

The prosecution has love letters.

They have a statement from Billy, a
confession from you. They have a child

Billy, CNA.

And you want to plead innocent?

Mary, look, this little pill is a test.

It's just a test.

Let's see how you respond.

It shows good faith to the court that
you admit there's a problem and you're

trying to fix it. I'm not bipolar. It's
your only hope for probation and to see

your kids again.

If I see my children again, I have to
tell them I'm a sex offender.

That's what pleading guilty has gotten
me into.

I'm going to get you out of this, and
this is the only way.

Now, I want you to make a statement to
the judge apologizing.

Apologizing for what?

Billy said I should have sex one more
time with Steve to cover.

How long did that work?

A little while.

Mary?

It was fun, huh?

Mommy, what happened?

You think I'm stupid?

Letting me think the baby's mine? No.
Hey, kids, want to know what mommy's

doing with Billy?

She's been playing house.

It's right here in the back of your
head. No, don't do this. Don't do this.

Hello?

Hello? We need help.

Stop being a whore and call the police.

And tell your mommy.

She's my wife.

She's mine.

Forever. You get it?

I don't think so.

I'm in sight.

You better think again, punk.

That was your teacher on the phone.

She's on her way to the hospital.

Fractured my tailbone.

My spirit knows you, Mary.

The cross is where we meet, and here's
the blood we created, our baby.

The heart is marriage, and the thorns
will turn to flowers, and the light will

be our life in heaven.

A school teacher pregnant by a 13 -year
-old.

Mm -hmm.

I just want to ask you a few questions.

This won't take very long, I promise.

You comfortable?

Do you need anything?

You sure?

What kind of relationship did you have
with Mrs. Letourneau, Billy?

It's okay. You won't get in any trouble.

A boyfriend -girlfriend type
relationship?

We already know, Villy. We've got proof.

Of what?

Boyfriend -girlfriend relationship.

Has it gone any further than that?

Like what?

Did you have sex?

It's all over, Billy.

Whether you talk or not.

Just answer the question.

Did you have sex with Mrs. Letourneau?

You want to see me?

This is Mary Latourneau? Yes.

I'm Detective Lynn Coughlin, King County
Police.

You're under arrest for rape of a child.

You can call from the precinct. What
about my job? Can I work there?

I don't think so.

I have information that you've been
having sexual relations with Billy

And that the child you're carrying may
be his.

What did Billy tell you?

How many times did you have sex with
Mrs. Letourneau?

I want to hear what you have to say.

What did Billy say?

Five, six.

When was the last time?

Last Friday night.

I understand there are written documents
in your husband's possession

implicating you in a relationship with
Billy.

Is the child you're carrying Billy's?

I think so.

When was the first time?

I kind of forced.

She said no, but we did it anyways.

Did what?

Boyfriend -girlfriend thing.

Had sex?

What do you mean, had sex?

A 13 -year -old child's baby?

What's wrong with you?

Do you even know what that is?

You're a teacher who took an oath to
protect children, to help them. How

you have sex with a student?

A penis going into a vagina?

Yeah, that's what that was.

I have two boys. One of them's starting
school next year. Am I supposed to worry

about him being molested by his
elementary school teachers? Is that what

telling me? Are you having sex with
other students?

Have you done this before?

No! No!

No!

and with art and with... We became...

How are

you feeling?

Nervous.

Do you want to give a written statement?

I want to do the right thing.

I want to do what's right for Billy.

She's my soulmate.

So am I.

I can't tell you what the right thing
is.

If you give a statement, it can be used
against you in court.

I think I need a lawyer.

That's what they said, Buddha.

Rape.

Your school teacher, Buddha.

Rape.

Did she rape you?

Tell me.

What have you been doing?

Did she rape you, Buddha?

Did she rape you?

What have you been doing?

Catherine Letourneau, you are charged
with rape of a child.

Arraignment is set for August the 7th.

You are not allowed contact with the
victim or his family.

You are not allowed unsupervised contact
with minors, including your own

children. My children have nothing to do
with this. You are further not allowed

to reside with any children, including
your own. That's not possible. Should we

lock you up, Mrs. Letourneau? No, Your
Honor. She will comply.

I want you to know that I love Billy.

And he loves me.

I know some things I did are considered
wrong.

No, please, you have to stay.

I can't be alone with my children.

And do I know what sex means? I'll give
you a child, bitch!

Buddha.

You didn't write me!

If they want to arrest somebody, they
should arrest me!

I'm going to kill myself for saying
that.

Don't say that.

Everybody's going to be okay.

God will take care of all of us.

When? I'll meet you there.

Bye.

I got one question, Mary.

Why?

I don't know. It just happened.

I wish I could say... You broke trust.

Tina, Elitina.

Mother to mother.

You got kids.

You know what I mean.

I placed my son in your hands.

You take care of him like you would your
own son.

You broke trust with me.

What have you done to my family?

Mary, I never called the police.

You're a liar.

With my cousin.

So if I sleep in the van, then I'm not
residing with my children, right?

If you could go back to the moment when
things changed with Billy, would you

take a different course? Would you do
anything differently?

If I turned away from Billy, I would
die.

Then what good would I be to my
children?

They need me.

I know what it's like to need a parent.

My father's love got me through my
childhood.

Ex -representative John Smith is back in
the news.

It was revealed today that the far
-right politician fathered two children

outside of his marriage with one of his
students at Santa Ana College.

I thought it was God's plan.

That he changed my destiny.

That I'd have to help raise those kids.

You accepted his behavior?

I understood it.

Did he accept your situation with
Philly?

Do you love him?

Does he love you?

Yes.

Well, then everything is all right.

If nothing else... I'll see what I can
do politically.

Buy her a cleaning lady if you don't
have time to do this.

They're not expensive.

The two of you are quite a pair.

May God in heaven have mercy on you.

Where are the kids?

What you have done in God's eyes
requires repentance.

And we think that you need to spend time
alone to reflect on that.

Alone?

What are you talking about?

Wait, where are the kids?

We've talked it, Steve.

And we've worked it out.

Wait. That if you have this child and
you give it up for adoption, that Steve

will allow you to see these children
again.

Allow me to see the children? He can't
take my children.

He can't steal my children.

Where are they? Daddy.

Steve has taken them out of school.

What? And they're on a plane right now.
We think it's better for them if they

spend the time with us.

No. No, Daddy.

Please, Daddy.

It's the only way, sweetheart.

Ah, she's beautiful, son.

Will I let you keep her?

Child Protective Services.

Take her in Portito.

Not my first granddaughter.

Am I an acceptable guardian?

Daddy, hi.

Mary. Yeah, I've been trying to call the
kids for days. Why won't anyone answer

the phone? Honey, Steve's taking them to
Anchorage.

Your mother and I... Yes, I know you're
not supposed to give out this

information, but my husband does work
for the airline, and they are my

Oh, the plane changes in Seattle.

Oh, that's great.

Thank you. Could you tell me how to make
that connection?

Mommy! Mommy!

Baby!

I knew you'd find us.

Henry, look at you.

Come here, come here.

Mickey, you come with us.

I love you. I love you, baby.

Jackie.

Bye, my sweetie.

Come here, precious girl.

Will you sing our song to Jackie?

I will. You will?

I love you. I love you, too.

So what?

Can you be a good girl?

You know I love Billy.

But guess what?

I love you more.

Really?

Oh,

I'll miss you. I'll miss you. I do so
much.

Mary, I'm going to ask you if you think
you did anything wrong.

The extramarital part was wrong.

This person, everyone calls a boy, is
more of a man than most men twice his

If people knew the truth, if they knew
how much we love each other.

Yes, well, unfortunately, there's no
exception to the statute that says it's

okay to rape children even if you love
them.

had a pager before 9 -1 -1 I

miss you desperately

104 I love you

187

I want to be here with you how do you
think

You will have affected Billy's life in
the long run.

I hope he's learned from me that sex is
best in the context of a loving

relationship.

Your mother's here to see you.

I brought you a skirt and sweater.

A good blue.

Where's Daddy? Where did he go?

Is he all right? He's all right.

Don't get weepy.

Your eyes will be red and swollen
tomorrow.

That's why you have to look perfect.

Have you talked to the kids?

You need to do penance.

For your children.

Give up this latest child for adoption
and you will be redeemed.

I can't.

You hear the problem?

They wouldn't let me bring in Roller, so
I had an idea.

August, 35 -year -old Mary Kay
Letourneau pled guilty to second -degree

rape. A girl is never fully put together
without lipstick and polish on her

toes. Do you have any lipstick I could
borrow?

The victim, her former student, is 13
years old.

Well, today, Mary Kay receives her
sentence in King County Court in

State. Judge Lindelow has two options,
to force Letourneau into counseling or

send her to prison for up to seven
years.

Mary Letourneau is an adult.

who sexually abused a boy, a sixth grade
child. She's on medication.

She's more realistic now. She gets it,
Your Honor.

Your Honor, Mary Latourneau inherited a
gene for a condition known as

bipolar disorder, which is a biochemical
imbalance

generally triggered by trauma.

Postpartum depression is a particularly
devastating time for women who suffer

bipolarity. And she sought her way out
of this really unendurable despair in

relationship with this boy. She saw him
as a man.

She saw him as a hero, a savior. And she
rocketed from depression to a

state of a kind of exaltation where she
felt invincible and able, in fact,

compelled. take extraordinary risks,
emotional risks, and sexual risks.

Mary is not a bad person.

She's just a human being that made a
terrible mistake.

I do not feel that there is a crime.

My son does not feel victimized.

Rape is when someone is forced my son
was not forced

he's not a victim so i plead here today

on behalf of mary and the six minor
children affected

by this including my granddaughter and
my son who feels

unbearable guilt please

Send Mary to treatment.

I ask you to look deep into your hearts.

Jail will not benefit anyone.

And as God has forgiven me, let us as a
society forgive Mary

also.

Your Honor, I did something

that I had no right to do, morally

or legally.

It was wrong, and I am sorry.

I give you my word.

That it will not happen again.

Please.

Please.

Help me.

Help me.

Help us.

We urge the court not to be sidetracked
by the bipolar smokescreen designed to

confuse and obscure the real question.

Can Mrs. Letourneau be trusted on
probation when she has so abused the

placed in her as a teacher, as a wife,
as a mother, as an adult?

I am persuaded by the expert's opinions
and the express wishes of the victim and

his family that community -based
treatment is appropriate.

Mrs. Letourneau, whether you stay out of
prison now is completely in your hands.

You shall serve six months in King
County Jail with credit for time served,

serve community placement for the
maximum term, enroll in a three -year

offenders treatment program, continue
psychiatric treatment including all

medications prescribed, undergo periodic
psychological evaluations and lie

detection tests.

You will have no contact with the
victim.

I caution you now, Mrs. Letourneau.

Violation in any degree will result in
immediate revocation of the suspended

sentence, and you will be remanded to
the Department of Corrections for 89

months.

What do you need a pager for, anyway?

The Santa can reach me without the baby.

Okay. Let's not say anything to them,
all right?

You've got no comment right now. Please,
there's no comment. Thank you. Please.

Thank you.

Thank you. Just give us a little room.
Thank you very much.

We'll have a statement at the
appropriate place. Thank you. You don't

anything to say. Mary, Mary, come on.

Mary, come in.

Mary, you can see that little boy?

I don't know how you can stand all this.

I don't mind.

I can handle it.

I grew up in a spotlight.

You like the spotlight.

Steve, hi, it's Mary.

Are you there?

Please pick up the phone.

Kids?

It's Mommy.

Please pick up.

Are you there?

Nikki, Mary Claire, Steve and Honey?

Steve, tell the kids I love them.

I love you all.

I miss...

I got you presents.

You look different.

Tiny little wrinkles weren't there
before.

What?

I can't have this.

I need you with me.

Don't forget your present.

Let's go to Spain now.

I'll take the baby, meet you there.
We're gone before anybody has a clue.

other children need me.

We can't run. We have to take
responsibility.

I'm sick of responsibility.

Let's go.

Don't talk like this now.

We have to stay on the upside.

Have an up life, okay?

Hey kiddo, why aren't you dressed yet?

Can I call my mom?

Uh, no.

Come on, let's get going.

Daddy.

Statutory rape was a man's crime until
Washington State passed its ERA, which

was rejected by the U .S., making this a
very political case.

I was the leading opponent of the ERA,
so I have to wonder if you're not

payback from a liberal, feminine judge,
prosecutor, detective.

I'm going to get custody of my kids.

They have a sister, and they're going to
know her.

I've got to go to work.

He's got to take care of his child.

You have to prove rehabilitation.

Get a job.

Find your own place.

Show yourself to be trustworthy again.

You can do it.

I know something about you.

Topher, then you look.

I wonder where I get that from.

Are you Mary Kay Letourneau?

And I said, excuse me, who?

And he said, I'm sorry, never mind.

Do you think it'll be a problem getting
a job if people recognize you?

I don't think people will.

15 minutes are over.

Hello?

I don't think you should take this call.

Philly, you can't call here.

I'm sorry.

He said it was an emergency, that he'd
been kicked out of school.

I couldn't tell if he was exaggerating
or not.

I'm going to the store. You need
anything?

No, thanks.

This case is not about a flawed system.

It is about an opportunity that you
foolishly squandered.

Your violations are extraordinarily
egregious and profoundly disturbing.

The suspended sentence is hereby
revoked, and the original sentence that

imposed not long ago of 89 months is
imposed.

Steven? Mom?

Steven? I don't know who you talked to.

Well, I heard you talking about this
thing with this teacher. And, man, you

know, I can't believe that there are
people that are saying this thing isn't

right. Well, as a teacher, I think it's
absolutely outrageous. How about Norplan

or tying her tooth, preventing her from
being impregnated again? I mean, already

two children she'll be delivering as an
opiate. Well, I agree. It's really a

star. And this poor woman, I think she
is in desperate need of... No idea what

the... Sir, this kid's, what is he, 13
now? He's got a kid, a baby that he's

supposed to be helping take care of?
He's still being terribly

towards a woman who's obviously in love.

Central, I mean, when you were a young
guy, didn't you sort of fantasize

his arm with your teacher? That's every
kid's dream. That's every little guy's

dream in this world. Amen.

Happy sex with her six -grade pupil.

All accounts of this kid initiated the
sexual relationship.

They both said they were in love. This
is not...

victim aggressor relationship that you
would normally associate with rape.