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[sunshine 919]

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@hoosieroriginal wrote:

Saw a special on them not too long ago - it was pretty clear things weren't good and that he had many regrets for not being able to be a kid and enjoy things his friends his age were doing.  But, takes two to tango as they say. 

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I saw that special too, he did not look happy at all.

[NYC Susan]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

I wonder if it were the other way around? With him being the older one who marries a young woman. I think this conversation would be very different...either way the age gap is just too wide for most people to accept and I can't judge.

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The problem goes well beyond an age gap.  He was a child, and she was his teacher.  That's an entirely different situation, and would be equally reprehensible no matter which one of them was male and which was female.

She's a child predator who took advantage of her position as an authority figure in his life to selfishly get what she wanted.  He wasn't even a teenager yet - He was 12. The result of this "love affair" was that she was convicted of raping a child, went to jail, violated her probation by contacting him, and was sent to prison for 6 years.  And rightly so.

This is not simply an "age gap".  You may feel that you can't judge, and that's your right.  But I CAN judge. And I do.  

[NYC Susan]

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@lOVETOSHOP wrote:

The disturbing thing is that she was a grown adult in her mid 30's when she met him....he was her 12 year old student.  She was his teacher...we send our children to school to learn not to be seduced by their teachers!!  I remember her saying in interviews that he flirted with her first and was persistent....she was the ADULT AUTHORITY FIGURE.  Obviously, she had mental issues.  I wonder if she ever received any type of therapy and/or medication for mental instability.  I agree that the daughters they had together do seem well adjusted and happy, of course, it's hard to tell just from pieces in the news how things really are at home. 

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Exactly.  I taught middle school years ago, and a few of the boys had crushes on me.  There was flirting, there were notes, there were expressions of "love".  Never for one moment would I have thought of responding in any way other than professionally - And I was in my 20's, so only a few years older than they were.

For one thing, I can't imagine even being attracted to a boy of that age.  And for another, yes - I was an adult authority figure and there was a line that under no circumstances would ever be thought about, let along crossed.  It was her job as a teacher to dissuade him from flirting with her, and to encourage him to socialize with his peers.  Saying that he flirted with her and was persistent is nonsense.  She was the adult.  Things only moved forward because that was what she wanted.  It was her place to put a stop to something that was clearly inappropriate, and she chose not to do that.

[gabstoomuch]

So life goes on for them. Still skirting around the law, as they did when they were caught in the car after being told NO CONTACT. They did it anyway.

Now there is another law in the way, so they separate to get around it. Being legally separated is basically the same as being divorced, so they could still live together, and he can sell weed.

Awesome. Nice lessons they are teaching those girls. "No rules apply to us, no worries!"

Bozo's. Both of them. He is pretty stupid to publicly announce "why" they are separated.

[KingstonsMom]

Mary Kay Letourneau is nothing if not true to form ... she's now filed a bizarre petition with the court to have her husband's separation case dismissed.

TMZ has obtained a document filed just hours after we broke the story Vili Fualaau filed documents declaring the couple has separated after 12 years of marriage.

Mary Kay's documents do not cite any basis for her move to dismiss the case. We spoke with Vili's lawyer and she said he will move forward with his petition and has done nothing to suggest he wants it dismissed.

We also asked Vili's lawyer if his separation petition was a prelude for divorce, but she had no comment.

Unless we're missing something ... Mary Kay has no basis to object to Vili's decision to separate.

She served 7 years for having sex with Vili, who was her 13-year-old student when she was a 34-year-old teacher. The couple has 2 kids.

[Hayfield]

The whole thing is just creepy to me.  I wish the best for the children involved, even if they are adults.  

[Tique]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@SilleeMee  You are so correct...

76 yr old Ronald Isley of the Isley brothers wify is 35 yrs his junior. Young enough to be his grandaughter.  They have a 17 yr old son.  From all indications the marriage is a happy one as they are still married.

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Link to other OP story...

Mary Kay Letourneau Husband/Former Student Files for Separation

No indication of a divorce filing.  They could get back together at a later time=reconciliation.

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@Mz iMac  Ron Isley's son is not a teen yet. According to his bio, he announced that he and wife were expecting a child in Janaury 2007 so he should be around 10.

[kelshar]

He may have to file a restraining order. This woman is not stable. I wouldn't be surprised if she attempts suicide.

[Mz iMac]

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@Tique wrote:

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@SilleeMee  You are so correct...

76 yr old Ronald Isley of the Isley brothers wify is 35 yrs his junior. Young enough to be his grandaughter.  They have a 17 yr old son.  From all indications the marriage is a happy one as they are still married.

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Link to other OP story...

Mary Kay Letourneau Husband/Former Student Files for Separation

No indication of a divorce filing.  They could get back together at a later time=reconciliation.

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@Mz iMac  Ron Isley's son is not a teen yet. According to his bio, he announced that he and wife were expecting a child in Janaury 2007 so he should be around 10.

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@Tique       

I stand corrected.  Thank you for the heads up.

[Candyapple]

I don't remember much about Jerry Lee Lewis, but I've heard the story about him marrying his 13-year-old first cousin. That is so perverted and gross! Even more so than this couple, although I'm not condoning them. JLL should've had to register as a SO as well. Yet didn't his fans still worship him? That's disgusting too!......He was so repulsive (and couldn't sing either), Imo.