Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal
★ 6.9 · 2022 · 88m · Crime · Documentary
With all the ingredients of a Hollywood movie, this sex scandal shocked, enthralled, and enraged 1990s America. An examination of the affair between Mary Kay Letourneau and her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau in 1997.
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