January 2012 Man jailed for sex assaults on underage girls AN Easton man convicted of sexually assaulting two youngsters has been jailed for ten years. Wellington Matiza plied a 15-year-old girl with alcohol before raping her, Bristol Crown Court heard. He also got her to touch him improperly and carried out a sexual attack on a five-year-old girl. Matiza, 47, denied wrongdoing but a jury found him guilty of rape, causing a child to engage in sexual activity and sexual assault on a child aged under 13. Trial judge Simon Darwall-Smith said Matiza gave the older girl whisky, which knocked her out. When she came round she found Matiza on top of her. As well as raping her, he made her carry out a sexual act on him, the court heard. Defence counsel Stephen Mooney said: “He still does not accept the jury’s verdict, which causes a problem regarding mitigation.” The judge said that because Matiza failed to accept wrongdoing he could not be given a discount on his sentence for showing remorse. He said: “The pre-sentence report says you are a danger.” Matiza was also handed a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, designed to prevent contact with young people. He was also told to register as a sex offender for life, meaning that on his release he has to notify police of his address. Matiza was told he would serve half the sentence in jail, less 94 days he had already spent remanded in custody.