Suspect Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography 

April 18, 2025 – Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 3:55 p.m., deputies assigned to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance in the 73000 block of Dinah Shore Drive, Palm Desert. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with an 11-year-old male who stated an unknown male adult recorded him on a cell phone while he was using the restroom at the location.

On April 9, 2025, at 5:01 p.m., deputies received a second report at the same location. An employee stated a male was entering and exiting the restroom with juvenile males at the business. Believing the male was the suspect from the previous incident, law enforcement was contacted. Upon arrival, deputies located the suspect, identified as 44-year-old Joseph Seiders of Palm Desert, and took him into custody.

The Palm Desert Station Investigations Bureau continued the investigation, serving search warrants for Seiders' residence, vehicle, and cell phone. Evidence was located implicating him in the two reported incidents, along with additional crimes, including possessing child pornography. Seiders was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio for possession of child pornography, annoying/molesting a child, invasion of privacy, and attempted invasion of privacy. This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available.

The Riverside Sheriff’s Office believes there may be additional victims and encourages anyone with information related to this investigation to contact Investigator Iniguez at 760-836-1600 or Riverside Sheriff’s Dispatched at 951-776-1099.

Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant Daniel Milbrandt

File # T250970092

Source & photo: Riverside County Sheriff's Office