Ryan Sutton, aged 24 and of Astwood Road, Worcester, groomed the girl into believing he was her boyfriend and went on to blame her for his crime.
This moved into texting, phone calls and FaceTime video chats before Sutton decided to travel from his home to meet with the ten-year-old child in Findon in Northamptonshire a month later.
The pair were found in woodland prompting Sutton to run off before being arrested by police, Northampton Crown Court heard.
Although condoms had been found in Sutton’s bag at the time, it would take three months for the child to disclose what had happened.
Sutton was charged with rape of a girl under 13, assault of a girl under 13 by touching, assault of a girl under 13 by penetration, engaging in sexual communication with a child, and being an adult meeting a girl under 16 following grooming.
He was sentenced to six years in jail with a further year to be served on extended licence.
Sutton has also been given an infinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will remain on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
Detective constable James Wright, investigating officer from Northamptonshire Police, said: “Ryan Sutton is one of the worst child sex offenders that I have investigated, and I believe he will always pose a risk to young girls.
“He meticulously groomed his young victim to a point where she believed that he loved her and wanted to be with her. He preyed on her vulnerability, and this culminated in him meeting with her and then raping her.
“He showed no remorse when he was arrested, or interviewed, and even with overwhelming forensic evidence against him he still denied any wrongdoing, at one point blaming this young child for what had happened.
“It was only when it got to the point of his first court hearing that he admitted his guilt but even then he acted as if he was the victim in all of this.
“I hope he does take the years in prison as a time to reflect, but that remains to be seen.
“I would like to thank every officer involved in this investigation, as this was very much a huge team effort.
“Right from the first responding officers who helped the victim, to the arresting officers who caught Sutton, and the investigation team, everyone was a key part of bringing this sex offender to justice.
“Moreover, I would like to thank the young victim and her family.
“The victim has shown bravery beyond her years in coming forward and speaking to the police about what happened to her, and her family have supported her through this extremely tough time.
“I am hopeful that they will now be able to start to try to put this behind them and move on with their lives, knowing that Sutton is in prison, and they have helped to stop a very dangerous man from offending again.”