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a former teacher convicted of child rape is going back behind bars.
mary kay letourneau was released from prison last month after serving
time for having sex with a 13-year-old boy. on tuesday, she was caught
with the same boy, a violation of her prison release. the judge called
letourneau's actions profoundly disturbing. she ordered letourneau
to complete her 7 1/2-year suspended sentence. letourneau's attorney
asked for a lesser sentence, citing the welfare of her children she
had with her estranged husband. the two youngest children of mary's
from steve are 6 and 3, the same ages as my children. they played
with my children. i can't imagine telling my children that mom is
going to be gone for 7 1/2 years. letourneau and the boy were found
with her passport and more than $6,000 in cash.