( CNN ) Their relationship led to jail time for her , but Mary Kay Letourneau Fualaau wants the world to know that she and her husband , Vili Fualaau , are still happily together . She was a married 34-year-old teacher and mother of four in Seattle in 1996 when she began an affair with Fualaau , her 13-year-old student . Letourneau gave birth to her young lover 's child and went on to serve more than seven years in prison on charges related to their sexual relationship . On Friday , ABC 's `` 20/20 '' will air an exclusive interview with the couple , who will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary on May 20 . The pair wed soon after she was released from prison in 2005 and are now the parents of two teen girls . According to ABC , during the interview with Barbara Walters , `` Mary Kay tells Walters what makes their marriage work in spite of their huge difference in their age . '' `` She also discusses her surprising plans to teach again , as well as her intentions to have her status as a registered sex offender lifted , '' a posting on the network 's site says . `` Vili Fualaau , meanwhile , discusses his bouts with alcoholism , depression and why he believes the system failed him while he was still a minor . '' Letourneau Fualaau is now 53 , and her husband is 31 .
Letourneau Fualaau had a sexual relationship with her student . He was 13 when they began the relationship in May . In 1996 , they will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary .