'Star crossed lovers'?

Over the weekend the subject of Mary Kay Letourneau, the 32 year old school teacher who had a sexual relationship with her 13 year old student, came up randomly in conversation. It struck me as interesting especially after discussing maturation and development over adolescence in class this week. It's such a bizarre situation, and there are so many questions that can be asked about this relationship. Is it really possible for a 13 year old boy to have the capacity to understand romantic love and relationships? Isn't one of the purposes of adolescence to sort of work these things out before adulthood? Did he really get a chance to do these things? Not to mention questions about Letourneau's state of mind and reasoning, as well as implications for the legal system.

After she served her 7 1/2 year jail sentence, Mary Kay and her student, Vili Fualaau, got married and are still currently married. This story also stood out to me because in several news pieces they are referred to as "star-crossed lovers" and are compared to Romeo and Juliet. Is this a story of true love, or is this a damaging angle to take?

This is a biography of Mary Kay, it's kind of long but interesting:

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/marykay_letourneau/10.html

Interview with Fualaau, and the next video is about their wedding:

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/today-exclusive-vili-fualaau/6yge6x4

Partial interview with MK and Vili on 'Aftermath with William Shatner' (Warning: Shatner's a bit creepy:

http://www.zimbio.com/watch/4Yme5egkB1U/William+Shatner+Explores+Letourneau+Fualaau/William+Shatner