Chapter 132 Section 14

Next, the defendant's defense lawyer gave an emotional speech.David Gorke was in a state of emotional agitation that day, analyzing every aspect of the case, trying in every possible way to impress the sympathy of the female judge and give Mary Kay another chance to be a man again.Moreover, he pointed out that the prosecution had no evidence to prove that Mary Kay and Willie Varao had sexual relations during this month's bail, and he asked the judge to take this into consideration when sentencing. However, everything is in vain.Everyone in the court could see that Judge Liu had made up his mind. "You have indeed taken advantage of the loopholes in the law." Judge Liu said to the defendant, "But today, I don't want to discuss with you whether our legal system is sound. What I want to tell you is that because of your stupidity and self-righteousness, you You ruined your chance with your own hands."

Referring to the maximum limit for the crime of "rape of a child", Judge Liu announced that Mary Catherine Letourneu should be sentenced to 7 years and 5 months in prison, starting from the time she was first imprisoned. When answering questions from reporters afterwards, David Gork pointed the finger at Mary Kay's supporters: "I know that many of you are encouraging her, helping her, and covering her. But please see , This is the end of your 'help'!... You cleaned her room for her, and the result made the police believe that she was indeed planning to abscond...."

Disappointment is disappointment, anger is anger, and Prisoner No. 769014 at the Washington State Women's Prison still has many sympathizers, supporters, and even admirers.They argued: "She had sex with a 13-year-old boy, so what? Thirteen and 14-year-olds have sex a lot, Willie is no exception, but no one goes to jail for that. Yes, she is an adult, she is a teacher, and she committed a taboo. But is it necessary to sentence her to seven years?" However, that's what the law says. Mary Kay in prison receives an average of more than 30 letters from all over the United States and the world every day.An Ohio man also enclosed a check for $200 in the letter, saying it was for Mary Kay's legal expenses.The only person who has not heard from her is her lawyer, David Goerke.

David Gorke was very busy, still busy with matters related to the Mary Kay case.He flew to New York and other places with his wife and assistants, and accepted continuous interviews with major TV stations, including Barbara Waters, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Larry King The nation's top TV interviewers appear so frequently on shows that one reporter said that wherever there is a camera lens, there is David Goerk. Two weeks later, David Goerk finally returned to Seattle with the good news for his client that he had arranged for her that several high-level television interviews would be forthcoming.

But Mary Kay was not in a hurry, she said she was sick, sick and unwell.David Gorke thought she might not have recovered from the shadow of her sentence.Besides, when entering a prison for the first time, it always takes a while to get used to it. "I heard very quickly that Barbara Watters had canceled my interview," Mary Kay later recalled, "David Gork was really hot this time: 'We've gone to such lengths. You're messing up the opportunity you won so hard. ... How can you keep Barbara Waters waiting for you? ... And Larry King, you made his producer wait for nothing last time five hours!'"

The Varao family also saw this as a rare opportunity to make money.A week later, Sonna Varao appeared on television cameras for The American Journal.One year since the incident, readers and TV viewers learned for the first time that Mary Kay's teenage lover was not white like her, but a Samoan! Journalists had work to do.They went deep into the streets and alleys of various Samoan-inhabited areas in Seattle, asked supermarkets, car shops, barbershops, and even passers-by, until they finally revealed the true face of Willie Varao.Soon, large and small newspapers and magazines published reports about Willy and Audiloo one after another, which triggered a discussion about cultural background and the blending of different cultures.

Years later, when people talked about why Mary Catherine Letourneu's rape of a young child received so much media attention, some people said that besides the nature of the case and the people involved, its plot was also a very important factor.The whole case can be said to be full of climaxes, and the waves behind the waves push the waves ahead, constantly bringing surprises to the public one after another. Before the people had time to recover from the shock of Willie Vallao's real identity, they heard another more shocking news: Mary Kay was not sick, she was pregnant again! In early March, when the doctor at the prison hospital saw her, an ultrasound scan found a six-week-old fetus in Mary Kay's womb.

Willie's first reaction to the news is said to have been, "Oh shit!" Whether it meant he wasn't ready to be a father again, or if that fact dispelled the lie that they hadn't had sex while Mary Kay was out on bail. Eyes were immediately turned to the prosecution and the courts.Word soon came out that the prosecution did not see the need to charge Mary Catherine Letourneau on the basis of this new "criminal fact," given that she had already received the maximum penalty. For Mary Kay, the birth of a new life eased the loneliness and despair of seven long years in prison.After all, she is not alone now, and there is someone close to her who is with her at all times, a part of Willie she "loves deeply" - not just the memories of him but also all the time. Be with her.What's more, the inborn love of motherhood made her ignore the predicament in front of her at least temporarily.

On May 5, 14-year-old Willie Varao officially made his "appearance" to the public, that is to say, people finally saw his face.On the front page of the "supermarket tabloid" "Global" issued that day, a photo of Mary Kay and Willie took up nearly two-thirds of the entire page.Even more striking, however, was the headline, "The Imprisoned Teacher's 8th-Grade Lover Confesses," typed in oversized font.In an exclusive four-page interview, Willie Varrao described in detail his "hundreds of romantic adventures" with Mary Kay, saying they had "been in every one of the Letourneau's homes." room, had sex in every corner, including on the swing set in the backyard (set up for the kids)".Willie also said that while on bail, Mary Kay sneaked Willie "several times" under the cover of friends to spend the night in Beth Adele's room at her house without anyone knowing.