Teacher accused of sexual imposition of a minor found dead, apparent suicide

The Mercer County Sheriff's Department investigates the apparent suicide of a man arrested Friday for sexual imposition of a minor.  

Paul Mizer, 56, was found dead in the pond at the Maria Stein Spiritual Center around 10:30 Saturday morning.  

The sheriff's department says Mizer had been distraught after being arrested Friday and charged with Sexual Imposition of a Minor.  

Mizer was a teacher at Marion Local Elementary School, but the crime was not committed on school property or during school hours.  

Mizer was released on bond shortly after being booked Friday.  

Your News Now usually doesn't report suicides, but based on the circumstances surrounding the charges Mizer faced, Your News Now decided to run this story.