In his first public statement since being fired from Nickelodeon, The Loud House creator Chris Savino said he was “deeply sorry” and “ashamed.”

Savino posted a letter of apology to his victims on a new Facebook account he created on Monday. In the letter, he wrote, “I now understand that the impact of my actions and communications created an uncomfortable environment…I should have known better, I should have acted better, and this has been a difficult, but valuable lesson.”

He also said that he had “the deepest respect for the bravery of the women” who spoke out against him.