New Pornographers Drummer Arrested in SoCal on Suspicion of Possessing Child Porn

The 44-year-old musician was arrested in Palm Desert in connection with two incidents at a fast-food restaurant.
New Pornographers Drummer Arrested in SoCal on Suspicion of Possessing Child Porn
Mugshot of drummer Joseph Seiders. Courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
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Musician Joseph Seiders, the drummer for the indie-rock band The New Pornographers for more than a decade, has been arrested in Southern California on charges that include possessing child pornography, local authorities say.

According to an April 17 statement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Seiders, 44, was booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio this month after two instances of suspicious behavior were reported at a local Chick-fil-A.