A SEX offender housed yards away from his victim in Irvine has been moved.

Just days after The Irvine Times exposed the huge gaffe by housing bosses last week, David Young was transferred from Afton Court to a new address in North Ayrshire.

The Times exclusively revealed last week how Young’s victim was “living in fear” after discovering he had moved near to her home in Irvine.

Young, previously of Stevenston, was convicted last year of sexual offences against the 18-year-old and another girl.

She had escaped Stevenston to get away from Young but three weeks ago, she was horrified to encounter Young on a bus to Irvine.

The bungle by North Ayrshire Council’s housing chiefs highlighted huge flaws in the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).

The agency manages the risk posed by offenders not only to their victims but the public as a whole.

Police Scotland, local authorities, the NHS and the Scottish Prison Service are all involved in dealing with offenders in the community but MAPPA but has no influence on the number of offenders managed in the communities.

Since Young’s teen victim spoke out, the Times has been contacted by other victims of sexual offences sharing similar experiences of their attackers living nearby after their conviction.

Speaking this week, the young mum - who cannot be named for legal reasons - said she is thrilled to see the back of Young.

But she now wants to know why she had to go through the ordeal in the first place.

She said: “I’m delighted to see that he’s gone, it’s a big relief.

“The police contacted me to say that he was moved but obviously they can’t tell me where they’ve moved him to now.

“I’m not bothered where he’s moved to. I'm just glad just that he’s away from me and my wee girl now.

“The fact I even had to go through all that speaking to the police and the council about him being near me is ridiculous.

“That was about three weeks of worry I had to go through.”

Both Police Scotland and North Ayrshire Council declined to comment on the matter.