Mary Kay Letourneau
Guilty plea- Sentencing date
- Nov 14, 1997
- School and location
- School not reported in the source
King County, Washington - Verified
- Oct 4, 2026
- Role
- Teacher
What the source reports
Mary Kay Letourneau, a sixth-grade teacher in King County, Washington, pleaded guilty on August 7, 1997, to two counts of second-degree rape of a child involving a 12-year-old boy. On November 14, 1997, she was sentenced to 89 months, with 180 days in jail and the rest suspended. In February 1998 the court found she had violated the sentence terms, revoked the suspension and ordered her to serve the 89 months.
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