The New Pornographers’ Joe Seiders Arrested for Alleged Child Porn, Molestation

The drummer for The New Pornographers appears to be residing as much as the identify of his rock band … he is been arrested for allegedly possessing baby porn.

Joseph Seiders was taken into custody final week and booked into jail in Riverside County, California for alleged possession of kid pornography, annoying/molesting a toddler, invasion of privateness, and tried invasion of privateness. Seiders posed for a frowning mugshot with grey stubble on his face.

According to officers … On April 7, an 11-year-old boy informed sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of suspicious exercise {that a} man had used his cellphone to document him utilizing the toilet at a enterprise in Palm Desert, California.

Two days later, the sheriff’s division says, an worker on the identical enterprise reported a person was coming into and exiting the restroom with underage boys. The Desert Sun newspaper experiences the situation is a Chick-fil-A restaurant.

Suspicious, the employee referred to as the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and deputies rapidly responded, arresting Seiders earlier than executing search warrants on his residence, automobile and cellphone.

Deputies allegedly recovered proof that implicates Seiders in alleged crimes.

The New Pornographers launched an announcement … “Everyone in the band is absolutely shocked, horrified and devastated by the news of the charges against Joe Seiders — and we have immediately severed all ties with him. Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by his actions.”