for in this tale the "boy," vili fualaau, really was a "boy," a sixth grader, to be exact. and the "girl" was his 34-year-old teacher, married mother of four, mary kay letourneau. today, student and teacher are now husband and wife, living in the quiet suburbs of seattle. but tonight, they've emerged from their ordinarily private life, knowing full well that their anniversary is yet an other opportunity for a prying public to judge them. why did you decide to do it? i'm very pleased that you did. i'm pleased that you trusted me. but why did you decide to do it? >> well, it is our ten-year anniversary. and we already know that, no matter how protective we are, there's going to be a wave of intrusion that we can't stop. so it's about doing the most responsible thing to protect our girls for the inevitable. >> reporter: you'll meet their two girls, now teenagers, later. but first, we want to reacquaint you with the story that captured the country nearly two decades ago. an illicit love affair that became the scandal heard round the world. >> there was a hearing scheduled today

for in this tale the boy, billy fualaau, really was a boy. a sixth grader to be exact. and the girl was his 34-year-old teacher, married mother of four mary kay letourneau. they're now telling their story exclusively to barbara walters as part of they are new series "american scandal" on investigation discovery. >> why did you decide to do it? i'm very pleased that you did, i'm pleased that you trupsed me. but why did you decide to do it? >> well it is our 10-year anniversary. we already know that no matter how protective we are, there's going to be a wave of intrusion that we can't stop. >> reporter: it was the story that captivated the country. the year, 1997. mary's life seemed picture perfect. handsome husband, four adorable children. but she's harboring an unthinkable secret about one of her students and she's about to cross the line. >> this 12-year-old boy says to you, mrs. letourneau would you ever have an affair? >> i thought to myself, do not look him in the eyes. stay very busy. it was very uncomfortable for me. >> and then? >> basically, he said that he was

. >> and barbara walters interview with mary kay letourneau and then vili fualaau. >> reporter: mary kay letourneau and vili fualaau sit down with barbara walter and talk their lives and the teacher and student affair that was talked about for years. >> there is a story that has a life of its own. it is not our story. >> reporter: letourneau was arrested when she was 34 when she was having sex when he was only 12 years old. they now have two children and are surprisingly still together. >> vili you became a father when you were just 14 years old. >> i don't feel like i had the right support or the right help behind me. >> from your family? >> from anyone. my friends couldn't help me. they had no idea what it was like to be a parent. >> reporter: their children audrey and georgia are teenagers. older than their dad was when he got their mother pregnant. >> if one of your daughters came to you and said i'm sleeping with my teacher what would you say? >> what? i think it would be the same reaction that any parent would have. >> reporter: the family is still living in the seattle area. s

mary kay letourneau and vili fualaau are sitting down with barbara walters to talk about what happened to them now. reporter: mary kay letourneau and vili fualaau sits down with barbara walters talking about their lives together and their teacher-student sex scandal that dominated headlines for years. >> there is this story that has a life of its own but it's not our story. reporter: letourneau was arrested in 1997 when she was 34 for having sex with vili fualaau who had gotten her pregnant when he was only 12 years old. she spent seven years in prison and they now have two children and are surprisingly still together. >> you became a father when you were 14 years old. >> i don't feel like i had the right support or the right help behind me. >> from your family? >> from anyone. i mean my friends couldn't help me. they had no idea what it was like to be a parent because we were all 14 15. reporter: their children audrey and georgeia are now teenagers older than when he got their mother pregnant. >> if your son came to you and said i'm sleeping with my teacher, what would you say? >> wha

served 7 1/2 years in prison and now she's celebrating 10 years of marriage with that student, vili fualaau. the couple sat down in an intern view with barbara walters. >> i don't know if enough time will ever pass where it will take away what the media did to our story. because it was so big and they ran with it so fast. there is a story of us that has a life of its own. but it's not our story. autria: you can catch the full interview tonight on abc 7. airs on "20/20" and stick around for abc 7 news at 11:00. it is a stormy start to your weekend. doug is back with the cooldown it will bring in the last check of autria: here is a sweet way to get in on the cherry blossom celebrations. tomorrow the dunkin donuts at 1210 g street is giving away free cherry blossom donuts only open to the first 100 people in the store between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. cherry blossom parade starts off saturday at 10:00 a.m. at constitution avenue. first 100 people in the store. bet they're gone in five minutes. doug: let's talk weather for a minute and show you what we're dealing with outside right now. still cooler t

tonight, though, "20/20," more of her interview with mary kay and vili fualaau.aking over times square this morning. it's all to mark the first digital release of the series and we're revealing more "star wars" secrets today. nick watt found out what the emperor has in common with frankenstein. take a look. >> okay, hit it. ♪ >> reporter: how do you create a galaxy far, far away? well, we know now thanks to never-before-seen conversations with the film's makers. >> that's impossible. >> reporter: let's start with the sound for those star destroyers. >> i had an appointment to record various military and scientific rockets taking off and they weren't all that great. i was back in the motel, and i went to bed and i heard this great rumbling sound. >> uh-huh. >> this is great. i look all around. i figure it's the air conditioner. it's like broken or it's moving slightly. and that ends up being the star destroyer. >> oh, that's fantastic. >> reporter: you heard it here, darth vader's ship, a mere household appliance. >> i find your lack of faith disturbing. >> report

she in fact is celebrating her 10 year wedding anniversary with vili fualaau.daughters together. there they are. she served seven years in prison for her crime and the affair was discovered when she became pregnant. they sat down with abc's barbara walters to talk about the scandal. >> there is this story of us that has a life of its own but it's not our story. >> i don't feel like i had the right support or, you know, the right help behind me. >> from your family. >> from anyone. >> you can watch barbara walter's full exclusive interview on abc news 20/20. that's tonight starting at 10:00. >> the burlington county animal shelter got a big boost today from a local school. staff and students at burlington county college collected food medicine and other necessities for their tenth annual animal shelter drive. today they delivered all their collections which valued at more than $1200: good effort. >> right now jim guard intern and the "action news" team standing by with these stories next at 6:00 a delaware county d.a. under arrest accused of stealing thousands f