This is the moment a computer science student cried and prayed for mercy after being snared by a paedophile hunting group.

Saiel Bashar, 23, travelled more than 100 miles from London to Birmingham believing he was going to meet a 13-year-old girl and sexually abuse her 'in her mother's bed' while she was at work.

But instead, the university student was confronted by members of the vigilante group 'Paedo Hunters Not Glory Hunters' outside Sutton Coldfield railway station.

Saiel Bashar, 23, travelled more than 100 miles from London to Birmingham believing he was going to meet a 13-year-old girl

Footage shows the members revealing to him that they were exchanging messages with him through a decoy account, rather than him speaking to a teenager.

They accused Bashar of bombarding the fictional teen with explicit messages and pornography for over a week before arranging to go to her house and 'take her virginity'.

When challenged he prayed for forgiveness and wept hysterically as vigilantes read passages from '300 pages' of sickening chat logs, while police made their way to the scene.

He allegedly offered to buy his would-be victim a mobile phone and give her lifts from school in return for sexual favours.

After meeting up it was said his plan was to buy condoms and baby wipes then take the girl home and molest her while her 'mother' was working a night shift.

Bashar - who claimed to be an international student from Afghanistan - said he had made a 'mistake' and denied having any sexual interest in children.

But after his arrest he pleaded guilty to attempting to meet an underage girl for sex following online grooming.

Footage of the confrontation was streamed live to Facebook on Friday, August 11 night and has been viewed more than 440,000 times.

But instead he was confronted by vigilante group Paedo Hunters Not Glory Hunters in Sutton Coldfield

It shows the bearded suspect pressing his palms together in prayer, begging the vigilantes: 'Don't call the police.'

He bows and scrapes to one of the men, who says: 'Don't pray to me.'

Bashar insists he is not a child molester and says: 'Sir, please. In my entire life, I would never do that kind of thing.'

But one of the men replies: 'You're here now. It's against the law, mate. It's called child grooming.'

The desperate pervert covers his face with his leather jacket and hangs his head in his hands.

A vigilantes says: 'Only one place you're going and that's HMP, courtesy of our Queen and our country and our laws. And in our country we do not stand for what you are doing.'

Footages shows him insisting he is not a child molester and saying: 'Sir, please. In my entire life, I would never do that kind of thing'

Bashar begs them to stop filming and pleads: 'I did a mistake. I wouldn't do it. Show some mercy, please.'

They reply: 'No mercy.'

He says: 'Sir, I'm studying computer science, please.'

One of the hunters laughs and says: 'Computer science? Well trust me, mate, you'll not be allowed on no internet. You'll be banned from it. Simple, done, finito.'

The pitiful suspect bursts into tears and promises on his 'mother's life' that if they let him go he will not do it again.

But they tell him: 'Don't work like that mate.'

The group later called the police, and he is seen being led away and put into the back of a car

He bashes his head against a billboard then turns his back to the camera, sobbing quietly to himself until officers arrive and make the arrest.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police confirmed Bashar is being held on remand awaiting sentence next month.

She said: 'Saiel Bashar, 23, from Stanmore, London, was arrested on August 11 in Sutton Coldfield.

'He was charged with arranging to meet with a child under 16 with the intent of sexually abusing the child.

'Bashar pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday and was remanded in custody. He is due to be sentenced on September 11.'