iStockA former teacher who admitted to the repeated abuse of a then-pupil has been jailed for almost four years.
Andrew Wilson preyed on the teenage girl in the early 1980s, which often had her in tears.
The now 78-year-old was a Latin teacher at a secondary school in Angus at the time and the leader of the school’s hillwalking club.
Wilson had previously been jailed for three years in 2021 for the serial abuse of three schoolboys.
It was media reports of that case which led this latest victim to also go to the police and report her ordeal from 40 years ago.
On Tuesday, Wilson was sentenced to three years and nine months at the High Court in Glasgow.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to the repeated indecent assault of the then-girl between 1981 and 1984.
Lady Drummond said the Wilson had “manipulated” his victim in a crime involving “a high level of grooming”.
The youngster was said to have had a troubled home life at the time.
Prosecutor Adrian Stalker said: “Wilson took advantage of the girl’s vulnerability and his position as a teacher.”
Wilson first struck after returning from a trip to Aviemore with the hillwalking club where the girl had also been a member.
He dropped off other pupils first and then asked her into his home, claiming he was tired.
Wilson made her dinner and gave her three glasses of wine.
He went on to initially massage the girl, causing her to “freeze”.
Wilson kissed the pupil and molested her. It was only later that she realised she was probably drunk at the time.
The next day at school, Wilson spoke to the girl. He asked her to come back to his home that evening.
Mr Stalker said: “He said what happened was wrong due to her age and him being a teacher.
“He was upset during this discussion, and the girl felt sorry for him.
“But, he said it was her fault for inviting herself into his house.”
He carried out another sex attack and then again implied she was to “blame” for what happened.
The abuse continued until the girl was around 18.
He had given her a key to his home, but she could only visit when it was dark and no one was outside. She could also not wear perfume.
The court heard the girl “would often cry” when being preyed upon.
Other attacks occurred during trips with the hillwalking club, including to Ben Nevis.
The victim did not tell anyone until many years later, when she was married.
It was a newspaper article in 2021 about Wilson’s abuse of the three boys over a nearly 20-year period, which saw her go to the police.
Wilson had been struck off as a teacher in 2011 following a probe into his behaviour, but it was a decade later before he was convicted in a criminal court.
Lady Drummond cut the jail term from five years due to the guilty plea.
Wilson was also put on the sex offenders’ list indefinitely.
The judge stated: “I have read the victim impact statement, and she describes how your behaviour has affected almost every aspect of her life.
“She has been profoundly impacted emotionally and psychologically.
“There was a high level of grooming.
“You controlled and manipulated her. At times, you blamed her for what had happened.”
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