February 15, 2005

Pupil Marries Teacher

The Times reports that an American former elementary school teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, is to marry her lover, Vili Fualaau, after serving two sentences for child rape: they met and had a relationship when he was her pupil aged 12.

Their daughters, aged 6 and 7, are to be flower girls at the wedding.

Their relationship may not have been conventional, but I can't help wondering whether the law today treats such consensual relationships too harshly.

I hope they and their family have a happy life.

1 comment:

Tim said...

There is an interesting discussion about this on the World Magazine Blog.