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On Sept. 3, 2016, Portland musician Joel Magid wrote a post on Facebook admitting to and apologizing for a sexual assault.

(Screenshot via Facebook)

Updated: 9:46 a.m.

On Saturday, Portland musician Joel Magid wrote in a public Facebook post, "I've done something reprehensible that I need to own up to."

"I realize Facebook may be not the ideal forum, but I am trying to inform as many people as possible," he continued. "I recently sexually assaulted someone."

Magid then went on to detail an event in which he said, "I pulled out my penis, and forcibly lifted the woman's skirt."

Magid said he was blackout drunk at the time but said, "That doesn't excuse what I did."

"Nothing excuses what I did," he added. "Sexual assault is horrific, disgusting, and inexcusable.

Magid is part of the Portland local music scene. The Portland Mercury called a song on one of his newer albums, "a grimy but catchy slice of basement-prom pop."

In February, Magid put together a vinyl compilation album called "Mt. Portland," featuring Portland bands like Mascaras, which he gave away for free.

"I'm not looking for sympathy," wrote Magid in his Facebook post. "I am just being honest and accountable for my behavior. I'm headed to my first AA meeting tomorrow as well as seeing a therapist about all this."

In the comments to his post, several people commend Magid for coming forward and apologizing. But others, like Theo Craig, a host at XRAY.FM and the bass player for Mascaras, are less accepting of Magid's apology.

"This is reprehensible and inexcusable," wrote Craig. "You need to admit that this wasn't the first time."

"You need to admit that you've dragged at least one past victim's name and reputation through the mud," continued Craig, "that you pitted a lot of people against a friend who was doing her best to stand up for a friend and protect others in our community from you."

"I also encourage others who have done this in the past to come forward and take responsibility," Magid wrote near the end of his post. "Because you do something really, really bad doesn't make you a bad person, but hiding from what you've done certainly doesn't make you a good one."

"The Sex Crimes Unit is aware of the post," wrote Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau in an email regarding Magid. "At this point, no victim has come forward to file a report with police."

"While we encourage victims to come forward to police," he wrote, "we do offer several alternatives that may appeal to victims instead of reporting to police."

Simpson says victims can call Multnomah County Victims' Assistance Program, which provides support during the reporting of sexual assaults and referrals to victim services and resources, at 503-988-3270. They can also contact Call to Safety, for support and services, at 503-235-5333, 1-888-235-5333. And for advocacy services for Spanish-speaking survivors of domestic and sexual violence, Project UNICA (Proyecto UNICA), has a 24-hour crisis line at 503-232-4448 or 1-888-232-4448.

You can learn more about these programs by calling 503-823-0260 or visiting portlandonline.com/police/womenstrength.

You can read the full Facebook post here.

We've reached out to Magid and Craig for comment and will update this post when more information is available.

-- Lizzy Acker

503-221-8052

lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker