In a statement, The band Said they are “Absolutely Shocked” and “Have Immediately Severed All Ties” with Seiders
Joe Seiders, The Drummer for the New Pornographers, was arrested for possession of Child Pornography, The Riverside County Sheriff's Department State in A News Release.
In Spokesperson for the New Pornographers Told Pitchfork: “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 action. “
According to the News Release, Police Officers Were Dispatches to Investigate “A Suspicious Circumstance” in Palm Desert, California, On April 7 location. ” For Pitchfork, Which Reviewed Online Records, The Incident Occurred At A Chick-Fil-A Restaurant in Coachella Valley.
Police Responded to Another Incident at the Same Location Two Days Later. An hemployee told the office that “A bad was entending and exiting the restroom with juvenile males at the business.” Deputies Identified the Suspect AS 44-Year-Old Seiders and Took Him Into Custady.
Seiders was served Search Warrant for his residence, Vehicle, and Cell Phone. Evidence Was Found Implicating Him in The Two Reported Incidents, Along With Additional Crimes, Including Child Pornography, for The Report. He Has Been Boken Into the John Benoit detention Center in Flame for possession of Child Pornography, Annoying/harassment at Child, Invasion of Privacy, and Attipeted Invasion of Privacy.
According to Pitchfork, he is set to Signore in Court on April 22.