The victim of a paedophile teacher says she felt like a 'weight was lifted from her shoulders ' when she saw her tormentor finally jailed for the abuse which ruined her childhood . Angela Taylor , now 50 , was just one of many nine and 10-year-old children targeted by Ronald Wotton on a daily basis at East Durham Catholic primary school between 1968 and 1980 . She went to police in the wake of the Jimmy Savile revelations after telling herself she could n't take the truth about her abuse to the grave . Ms Taylor has now waived her anonymity to tell how the abuse affected her life and of her relief at seeing Wotton convicted and sent to jail . Angela Taylor was one of a number of pupils targeted by a paedophile teacher in the 1960s and 70s . She has waived her anonymity to tell of the impact the abuse had on her life and of her relief at seeing him jailed . During her school days , Wotton would catch Angela 's eye during lessons , call her up to the front of the class and make her stand behind his desk while he sexually abused her . Children were so afraid of the teacher , they would make themselves vomit by pouring washing up liquid down their throats to avoid his classes . Wotton , now 73 , was finally reported over thirty years later in 2013 when Ms Taylor read about allegations of child abuse committed by Jimmy Savile and rang police . Her complaint was the first and started off a huge police investigation which led to 20 other victims coming forward . During his sentencing on November 5 last year , Teesside Crown Court heard that Wotton was a bully who had an obsession with authority and abused children for his own sexual gratification . The court heard how Wotton 's offending extended to PE lessons , where he would make children touch their toes so he could look at them , as well as wandering into their changing rooms during swimming lessons , in the hope of seeing them naked . Wotton , who now uses a wheelchair , admitted 17 counts of indecent assault , three counts of indecency with a male and one of indecency with a child over a 12-year period from the late 1960s and was jailed for five years . Ronald Wotton 's victim described him as an 'evil bully ' who wrecked the childhoods of his pupils . Angela , of Newcastle , Tyne and Wear , said : ' I was terrified of Ronald , he was an evil bully and he ruined my childhood as well as many other people 's lives . ' I came from a devout Catholic family , my mother was a teacher and I was made to feel as though God was punishing me for something I had done wrong . 'In Year 5 , the year I went into Ronald 's class , it was common knowledge that something bad was going to happen to us and we were all afraid . ' I could n't confide in any of my family and he was just getting away with abusing us - I feel completely let down by the school and my religion . Ms Taylor , pictured aged nine in 1973 , says the abuse she suffered at the hands of her teacher has impacted her whole life . ' I feel as though he has made me the adult I am today , I 've found it hard to trust men and be the best mother I can be because of him . ' As a child , Ms Taylor was shy and grew to hate school because of Wotton 's abuse . She would often feign illness and beg not to attend because she was scared of being abused by him again . She became depressed when she went to secondary school and hid the abuse for 40 years . She finally called the police to report him in July 2013 . Ms Taylor , who is now training to become a chiropodist , said : ' I was sitting watching the news about Jimmy Saville and Stuart Hall and I thought - I can not die with this sordid secret . 'When I rang the police I felt as though a weight had been lifted from my shoulders . ' I had carried guilt and shame around for years because I felt I was to blame . I lost my childhood and part of myself . It did a lot of damage . 'It feels good to know that my actions have inspired others to come forward and report him as well . ' I was prepared to stand up and look him in the eye to tell everyone what he did to me . He is an evil , disgusting human being . 'Five years is not long enough for the suffering he caused to hundreds of innocent children like me , but I am now glad he is in jail , paying for his crime and I can finally move on . ' I only hope my story can persuade others to be brave and stand up to people like him so they can be brought to justice . 'There is a lot of help available from Victim Support and Rape Crisis . Having a safe place to talk everything through really makes a big difference . 'It is not an easy path but you come out of it feeling stronger . '
Teacher carried out a catalogue of sex offences from the 1960s onwards . His victims kept quiet about the abuse for more than three decades . Angela Taylor came forward after Wotton abuse became public . Others followed and the teacher was jailed for five years last year . Ms Taylor now waives her anonymity to tell of the impact the abuse had .