A SALES advisor is believed to be the first person in Scotland to be convicted of live-streaming the sexual abuse of children.

Mathew Bell directed the sick attacks from his home in Irvine's Lugton Court, which overlooks an Irvine primary school.

The 51-year-old was in contact with female paedophiles in the Philippines to prey on the innocent youngsters as he watched.

Bell paid 93p to see a young girl being abused.

A judge heard how Scots cybercrime experts had never witnessed such a case before in this country.

It also emerged Bell directed a man to rape an unconscious woman via live-stream – which included him stating: “Yes, this is good”.

Bell is now behind bars after he pled to four charges under the Sexual Offences Act.

This included “inciting the commission” of the abuse of children as well as well as conspiring to rape the woman.

Lord Arthurson told the first offender the crimes were of the “utmost depravity”.

Bell will be sentenced later this month.

The High Court in Glasgow heard how the pervert was snared in March last year.

His computer as well as a hard drive were anaylsed.

Prosecutor Steven Borthwick said: “Moving images of child sexual exploitation were recovered.

“Bell has instructed said abuse to take place by verbal and written communication to persons in the Philippines via internet message services.”

The court was told a young boy was attacked in April 2016.

Bell chatted to two women via Skype as the pair preyed on the child.

At one stage, Bell states: “Ah, ok...good, good.”

The hearing was then told Bell “participated in the sexual abuse” of a girl in March 2017.

The pervert again spoke to a Filipino woman via Skype as she attacked the child.

A message is sent stating: “Give good show...now I send 1k cash (in) morning”.

Another girl was also targeted in a similar way around the same time.

Bell was in touch with women through Skype as he instructs them what to do.

The court heard there was also evidence of Bell “making payment for the sexual services of a child”.

This emerged from a “live screenshot” during the abuse.

Mr Borthwick: “It showed Brown making a payment of 50 Philippine Piso (93p)...there is an element of bartering as the female will not continue.”

The hearing was told made recordings of all the attacks. These were found on his computer and hard drive.

The prosecutor said: “Normally, police cybercrime recover images in which an accused person has not been involved in the abuse itself, but has instead downloaded.

“The cybercrime unit is not aware of any other case involving live streaming of child sexual abuse in a foreign jurisdiction.”

Police also uncovered horrific footage of a woman being raped in 2013 - under the direction of Bell via the internet.

The crime is thought to have occurred somewhere in the Philippines.

Mr Borthwick: “The recordings are in a split screen format with one side showing a male and female, the other showing Bell.

“The female is unresponsive and her body is limp as the sexual intercourse takes place.”

The court heard Bell would have been “aware” of her stricken condition.

Mr Borthwick said there had been an “agreed plan” and that Bell “acted in concert” to sexually assault the woman.

Bell urged his accomplice at one stage: “She is going to stop you maybe. You may be need to rape her.”

Bell also claims the woman looks “happy” adding: “Look at the smile on her face now”.

The court was told the accomplice often turned to camera “as if awaiting instruction” from the pervert.

Bell went on to give the man “a thumbs up” during the rape.

He also today pled guilty to making indecent photographs of children.

The five charges span between 2013 and 2017.

Bell had been on bail, but was remanded in custody by Lord Arthurson.

The judge told him: “You have tendered pleas to charges that can be categorised as serious sexual offending of the utmost depravity.”

Bell was also placed on the sex offenders list.