A pervert athletics coach is not facing action from police – despite being found to have sexually abused young girls he was training.John Lees, 69, was banned for life from the sport last month for his misconduct towards champion long-distance runner Mhairi MacLennan and two other women, one of whom was under 18.He was found to have groped young female athletes and made sexual comments to them.But internal rules in athletics meant the abuse was not reported to the police.
Instead the matter was dealt with by an internal disciplinary hearing.Top Scottish athlete Mhairi has called for all allegations of sex abuse against coaches to be automatically investigated by the police.The 26-year-old, who has waived her right to anonymity, says all
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