Middle School Teacher Arrested For Public Indecency

 6:46 p.m. EDT, March 13, 2011

Police arrested a man on Saturday who they say exposed himself to a passing woman while performing a sexual act on himself earlier that day.

Police said that the man, Daniel Mer, 31, of 117 Delmont St., Manchester, is a teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in New Britain. He is also listed in the school staff directory.

New Britain schools spokesperson Helen Yung said that at this time, the school has no comment.

Mer was charged with public indecency and breach of peace. Police say the woman was walking on Lake Street, near the Lake Street School, when Mer passed her in a car and then pulled onto Rosewood Drive, where he stopped. He parked in such a way that the woman was forced to walk around his car and as she did so he opened the driver's door and stuck his left leg out of the car. As the woman passed, she saw he was naked from the waist down and performing a sexual act on himself as he looked at her, police said.

Mer then drove up Rosewood Drive, which is a dead end, and the female was able to get the license plate number and a description of the vehicle. Police followed up on this information and spoke with Mer. He was released after posting a $2,500 bond and is due in court on March 22.