The mayor of San Diego released a public apology Thursday amid allegations that surfaced earlier this week, admitting that he sexually harassed women who worked in his office.

“I am embarrassed to admit that I have failed to fully respect the women who work for me and with me and that, at times, I have intimidated them,” Bob Filner said in a video released to the media.

Filner is being accused of sexually assaulting more than one woman, but no charges have been filed. The allegations came about on Tuesday in a statement released by City Councilwoman Donna Frye.

“When I received credible first-hand evidence of more than one woman being sexually harassed, I could not not act,” Frye said in a news conference.