A predatory paedophile fitted curtains in his car in order to rape an 11-year-old girl.
Christopher Rowbottom, 35, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court to 13 years in prison, after the court heard he added the schoolgirl on TikTok before sending her messages on other platforms as well, including Snapchat, Discord and Roblox.
The court heard he "inserted himself into every facet of this young child's life".
The girl believed she was in a romantic relationship with Rowbottom.
He made lewd sexual suggestions about what he planned to do with her and called her his "wife".
The schoolgirl also sent naked pictures of herself to Rowbottom.
The father-of-two from Featherstone in West Yorkshire bought privacy curtains for his car and drove to Leicester at least four times to meet the girl.
Rowbottom, a warehouse worker, drove to a secluded car park and raped the girl on his back seats.
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|Christopher Rowbottom has been jailed for 13 years
He was found guilty during a trial of rape, sexual communication with a child, two counts of meeting a child following sexual grooming, digital penetration and making indecent images of children.
Following his arrest, Rowbottom did not answer questions during an interview with police.
His devices were seized and analysed where Prosecutor Christopher Bevan said Rowbottom's searches on the internet "clearly showed an interest in children".
He added that Rowbottom had a "desire to take the virginity of the child".
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|The paedophile added the girl on TikTok
The man's representative, Mohammed Rafiq, said his client knew "he will be getting a significant sentence. He has to accept that".
Rafiq added that his client was "showing signs of autism" and was a "bit of a loner".
Judge Tahir Khan KC told Rowbottom during sentencing that he "became besotted with her despite the fact she was only 11-years-old".
"You referred to her as your wife and you took advantage of her immaturity, emotionally and sexually," Khan said.
"You bombarded her with disturbing and highly-sexualised images."
Khan said he had travelled "at least four times ... to have sexual contact with her in a car park".
"None of your history can explain, let along justify anything that you did," the judge added.
Rowbottom has been added on the sex offender register for life.
He is also subject to a life-long sexual harm prevention order.