At the time of her illegal rendezvous with Vili, Letourneau was married to Steve Letourneau, her college sweetheart. The couple welcomed four children together — Steven Jr., Mary Claire, Nicholas, and Jacqueline — and settled in Seattle in the late ’80s.
Following her arrest, it was reported that the Letourneaus did not have a happy marriage and that both engaged in extramarital affairs. Letourneau’s attorney even claimed she was “emotionally and physically abused by her husband” but no charges were ever filed.
Steve went on to divorce the disgraced schoolteacher and was awarded full custody of their children before moving to Alaska. In a book written by Letourneau and Vili, it’s claimed that it was Steve who discovered their relationship and threatened him.
According to Vili, “He came to my house and confronted me about it and told me if I don’t want my mom knowing about this or anyone knowing about this, it was going to end. I was worried about everything, about Mary, myself and I said okay, I don’t want this to get out anywhere. The fear of my mom’s reaction and the thought of everyone being affected by it was one of my biggest fears, so I said, for the better of everyone, okay. It was kind of devastating.”
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