India, April 18 -- Joseph Paul Seiders, best known as the drummer for indie rock band The New Pornographers, has been arrested and charged with multiple offences related to child pornography, following a troubling series of incidents in Palm Desert, California.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said the investigation began on April 7, when deputies were dispatched to a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Coachella Valley after receiving a call about a "suspicious circumstance." When officers arrived, they were met by an 11-year-old boy who alleged that an unknown man had recorded him with a cell phone while he was using the restroom.

Just two days later, deputies were called back to the same location after a report from an employee, w...