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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.

Let there be little guys dream in this world. Will you get me? Any, any guy,

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

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

Eventually she's just going to get out. She means serious.

All right, let's go to sleep.

Well,

as a teacher, I think it's absolutely outrageous.

I cannot believe that she has had an affair.

And there are two children with this disease.

I am appalled. I am absolutely appalled, Curtis. I'm sorry.

Tell it to me like a story.

No one understands.

Make me understand.

October 10th, 1995.

What about it?

I died on that day.

Oh, happy day.

Oh, happy... What?

Oh, hey, Grandma. How you doing?

Mom, the phone's for you.

Mom, Grandma Schmitz.

Hello?

People live a long time with that.

They gave up three months to two years.

What do you want me to do about it?

I hear the sound of keys. Are they coming?

I hate the sound of keys.

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.

She'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 just 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 this 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?

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, Merrick.

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? 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.

What's the matter?

Breathe.

My father is dying.

I'm sorry.

loves me.

Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so.

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

Some girl getting the high heart.

Buddha always gets the girl.

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 arrest me. My mom will kill me.

You going to make the call? Yeah, yeah, I'll call them.

School night.

See you next time.

Look,

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

I think it 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 makes strong and able to get your elbows off.

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 cake?

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 tired.

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.

Goodbye.

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.

I can teach you here.

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

Finish this one thing.

It's so 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 get to break.

Why?

Ask the caretaker.

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.

Don't worry.

I'll bring her back.

I'll be okay.

I'll play.

Time for your bath.

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

My child.

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 at all.

Billy?

I could sure use your help with the yearbook.

We're going to see you, right?

It's a tuna. How's this?

Oh, it's wonderful.

Thanks. Nice.

Do you love her?

I think so.

Is he with someone else?

He's not happy with them.

Does he love you?

You tell me.

He 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.

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 sure is going to have to draw his penis.

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

You've got to sign up. It'll be fun.

You're not a two -year -old.

Come on, Mary. Give me 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, Donna.

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.

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?

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 while I'm here.

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.

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 go with you. I can't think of anything.

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 there. 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 girlfriend's your own age, you need to

Listen to me.

Recess is over.

Mary, is everything okay?

Yeah. 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 his life.

Okay, just be careful.

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. 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. No, don't leave. Don't leave.

Hello?

Hello? We need help.

Stop being a whore and call the police.

And tell your mommy.

She's my wife.

What? For you.

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 schoolteacher 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. Latourneau -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?

Last summer, 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!

helping him with art and with... We

became...

How

do you feel?

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 soul mate.

Soul mate.

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 would 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.

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

You didn't write me!

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

I'm going to kill myself for saying it.

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.

Who's 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,

we'll see what we 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.

She's beautiful, son.

Will I let you keep her?

Child Protective Services.

Take her in 48 hours.

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 queen.

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?

miss you. I'll miss you too 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 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 at 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 us all.

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.

They need a pager for it anyway.

It can reach me about 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 the 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, Stephen, honey?

Steve, tell the kids I love them.

I love you all.

I miss...

Thank you.

I got you presents.

You look different.

Tiny little wrinkles weren't there before.

I can't hack this.

I need you with me.

I can't.

Not yet.

Anybody has a clue. Four 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?

You're a father now.

Be a man.

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.

Here you go.

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.

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're talking 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. Well, then how

about Norplan or tying her tooth, preventing her from being impregnated

mean, already two children she'll be delivering as a child.

Well, I agree. It's really a star. And this poor woman, I think she is in

desperate need of pregnancy. No idea what the con... 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 uncompassionate towards a woman who's

love. You're sort of consensual. I mean, when you were a young guy, didn't you

sort of fantasize getting 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.

victim -aggressor relationship that you would normally associate with rape.