Male model Reid Barnes (pictured), who lured a schoolgirl into having sex using children's game hide-and-seek, has had his jail sentence quadrupled

A male model who lured a schoolgirl into having sex using children's game hide-and-seek has had his jail term quadrupled.

Reid Barnes, who has 11,000 Facebook followers, met the 14-year-old on the social networking site and started grooming her.

He arranged to meet her while he was in Newcastle on a modelling job and ended up having sex with the youngster at the city's Castle Keep.

Barnes was jailed for a year last month for sexual activity with a child.

But the victim's family complained the sentence was too lenient and had failed to take into account the fact he had groomed her.

The 23-year-old has now been re-sentenced to four years in jail after a judge looked at the case again.

Recorder Eric Elliott QC, at Newcastle Crown Court, said: 'The case came before me on September 18 and during mitigation on your behalf I was persuaded this case did not merit a sentence on the basis of grooming.

'Subsequently it was brought to my attention that it had been the intention of the prosecution to open the case on the basis there had been an element of grooming.

'This is a case, because of the background and contact you had with the complainant before meeting her, that amounts to a feature which can be described as a significant degree of planning.

'You now accept there was a background of flattery and manipulation. Contrary to what I was led to believe previously, there was direct contact between you before the meeting in this city.'

Recorder Elliott said the grooming moved the case into a more serious category in sentencing guidelines which judges must follow.

As well as the four-year prison sentence, Barnes has to sign the sex offender register indefinitely and was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order aimed at keeping him away from children.

The court heard Barnes sent the schoolgirl complimentary and flattering messages on Facebook and encouraged her to contact him.

Prosecutor Simon Reevell said: 'It was apparent she was a schoolgirl on Facebook, there were pictures of her in uniform and references to attending school.

'She began to be concerned the person she was contacting was older and decided it was not appropriate to continue. He suggested they meet at a hotel, she declined.'

The court heard Barnes sent out a general message to his Facebook followers saying he was coming to Newcastle for a job last summer.

Barnes arranged to meet the teenager while he was in Newcastle on a modelling job and ended up having sex with the youngster at the city's Castle Keep (pictured)

He also sent the victim a message suggesting they meet, the court heard.

The girl ended up meeting up with Barnes and two other people and they went to the Castle Keep.

Mr Reevell said: 'He initiated a game of hide and seek that really was to separate (the girl) from the other two so they could be alone, the Crown say.

'The prosecution say she was simply a young girl who didn't know how to respond to his advances.'

Barnes persuaded the girl to keep quiet afterwards and continued to contact her.

The offence came to light because he was under investigation for similar offences by police forces elsewhere in the country at the time.

They did not result in any prosecution but police found communications on his phone between him and the girl at his home in Ripley, Derbyshire.

Barnes (pictured), 23, has now been re-sentenced to four years in jail after a judge looked at the case again

The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she was glad justice had finally been done.

Speaking after the case she said: 'I spoke the truth from day one and I'm happy the judge has listened to me and believed me. I'm relieved it's finally now all over and I can move on.'

The victim's mother added: 'We were just so relieved he eventually held his hands up and admitted to the grooming as well so my daughter didn't have to stand up and give evidence in court.

'This proves he was completely to blame as he groomed her and she wasn't - she's a child.

'It's now over and we can start to rebuild our lives and move on. We can try and put it behind us.'

Barnes has no previous conviction but has a caution from 2011 for inciting a child to take part in pornography.