A former Northern Ireland official snared in an underage sex sting has been given an extra 20 months in jail after judges ruled his original sentence was too lenient.

A US appeal court has ruled that a former Northern Ireland official caught in an underage sex sting should have received a longer sentence.

United States prosecutors are to appeal against a 21-month jail sentence given to a former top Northern Ireland civil servant who tried to arrange sex with a 14-year-old girl, it emerged today.