March 1996 Gym perv ruined my girl’s life Pervert gym coach Allan Young escaped jail yesterday after abusing a little girl. But as he was given two years’ probation the victim’s mum told how the sex incidents changed her daughter. Young, 54, was found guilty of lewd and libidinous practices for touching the 10-year-old’s breasts and kissing her. The coach, who worked with Scotland’s under-12 gymnasts, told the girl, now aged 14, he loved her. Yesterday her mum said: “My daughter is still recovering. “She has changed into an introverted child and has lost all interest in the sport.” The incidents happened in the Rutherglen gym between December, 1991, and May, 1993.  Glasgow Sheriff Court heard the gym was like a paedophile’s paradise. Young, of Kingslynn Drive, Kings Park, Glasgow, was cleared of abusing three other girls. He was also ordered to carry out 240 hours’ community service.