A 25-year-old man who had sex with a 14-year-old schoolgirl has been jailed for four years.
Paul Mattox admitted one offence of sexual activity with a child on September 15 last year.
Leicester Crown Court was told the incident came to light when the girl broke down at school and told a support worker.
Philip Gibbs, prosecuting said: "She was upset and hyperventilating.
"She said she had been made to have sex against her will."
The sexual activity was an isolated incident and took place in Melton.
Mattox, of Queens Way, Old Dalby, who has no previous convictions, was said to have apologised to the tearful girl afterwards, saying: "It won't happen again."
Robin Howat, mitigating, said: "He suffers from epilepsy and it's possible he also suffers from autism.
"He was educated at a special needs school and has limited abilities.
"He has no previous convictions."
The court heard Mattox's partner, with whom he has a three-year-old son, is pregnant with his child.
Sentencing, Judge Simon Hammond said the pre-sentence report stated Mattox had tried to minimise his actions.
He said: "She wasn't to blame. She was the child and this defendant was the adult.
"I accept he has learning difficulties.
"But this offence was sexually motivated and he took advantage of her.
"He gets credit for his plea of guilty, which spared the girl the ordeal of giving evidence in court.
"The courts have a duty to protect vulnerable girls from sexual predators."
Judge Hammond said Mattox will have to enlist on a sex offender register for life.
