Pervert teacher back behind bars after admitting abuse of pupil
Wilson was jailed for three years in 2021 for the serial abuse of three boys
PERV SIR CAGED Pervert teacher back behind bars after admitting abuse of pupil
A FORMER teacher is back behind bars after admitting to the repeated abuse of a then pupil.
Andrew Wilson preyed on the teenage girl in the early 1980s which often had her in tears.
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Wilson today pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow
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The now 78 year-old a was a Latin teacher at the time at a secondary in Angus as well as the leader of the school's hillwalking club.
Wilson was jailed for three years in 2021 for the serial abuse of three boys.
It was media reports of that case which led this latest victim to also bravely go to police and report her ordeal from 40 years ago.
Wilson today pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to the repeated indecent assault of the then girl between 1981 and 1984.
The pervert pensioner had been on bail, but he was remanded in custody pending sentencing next month.
Prosecutor Adrian Stalker today told the court: "The incidents of sexual abuse took place without the consent of the girl.
"He groomed her over several years during which time he indecently assaulted her continuously."
The young victim was said to have had a troubled home-life at the time.
Mr Stalker: "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.
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The girl had also been a member.
He dropped off other pupils first and then asked the girl 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, who described how she "froze".
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: "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 aged 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 schoolboys over a near 20-year period which saw her go to 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 adjourned this latest case for reports.
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