Mary Kay LeTourneau, the former school teacher who raped a student and bore his child, was given a prison sentence of over seven years after violating the terms of her probation.

She was arrested by Seattle police February 3 after being discovered in her car with the 14-year old boy she was convicted of raping. Her probation agreement explicitly barred her from contact with the boy.

Her probation also prohibited her from contact with minors.

As she handed down the sentence, King Country Superior Court Judge Linda Lau said, "Within weeks of your release from jail, you purposely violated the terms of your agreement."

Lau had suspended most of LeTourneau's original sentence on November 14, 1997, choosing instead to let LeTourneau undergo a rigorous treatment program and adhere to Washington state requirements for sex offenders.

The sentence imposed today was equivalent to the jail term LeTourneau could have faced at her original sentencing.

LeTourneau opted not to speak at the hearing.

Her attorney, David Gehrke, did not call any witnesses on her behalf, but once again made the case that LeTourneau is emotionally troubled and needs treatment.

"The person who really needs to be protected from Mary LeTourneau is Mary LeTourneau," said Gehrke, who also suggested that the sentence might in some way be politically motivated.

LeTourneau was arrested after being discovered in a car in Seattle with her young former lover. Seattle police described at the hearing how LeTourneau and the boy, who was 13 when the two were first involved, gave false names and had been kissing. Police also discovered food, beer, clothing and over $6,200 in cash in the car and suggested that the two were trying to leave the area.