Joe Seiders, the American drummer with independent Canadian rockers, new pornographers, were arrested for possession of children’s sexual abuse images.
A statement made by the Riverside County Sheriff, in California, alleged that the evidence had involved seiders in two incidents. On Monday, April 7, an 11 -year -old boy reported that a man tried to film him in the toilet of a quick restaurant and, Wednesday April 9, police received another report from the restaurant, that a man “entered and left toilet with juvenile men to the company”.
The police arrested Seiders on the scene and obtained search mandates for his house, vehicle and telephone: “Evidence was located in the two reported incidents, as well as additional crimes, including possession of juvenile pornography,” the statement said. He was also accused of embarrassing a child, the invasion of privacy and the attempted invasion of privacy.
Seiders is detained in prison with a deposit set at $ 1 million and must be due to the court on April 22.
The new pornographers responded with a statement by reading: “Everyone in the group is absolutely shocked, horrified and devastated by the news of the accusations against Joe Seiders – and we immediately broken all links with him. Our hearts go to all those who have been affected by its actions. ”
Made by AC Newman and the singer-songwriter nominated in Grammy nominated Neko Case, the group is a lasting presence in the North American India, with a catalog dating from the album of 2000 Mass Romantic album. One of their former members is Dan Bejar, alias Destroyer. Their greatest success of the graph came with the 2014 album Brill Bruisers, which reached No. 13 in the American charts, after which their longtime drummer Kurt Dahle left and was replaced by Seiders.
In addition to tours with the group, Seiders played on their three most recent studio albums. He also supported the case as well as artists such as John Oates, Juliana Hatfield and Gary Jules, and previously played in the Beat Club group.