Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh (D) stepped down Thursday, after The Baltimore Sun uncovered earlier this year that she had made hundreds of thousands of dollars by getting companies with business ties to the city to buy her “Healthy Holly” children’s book series.

Pugh didn’t attend the press conference announcing her resignation. Instead, her attorney Steve Silverman read a statement on her behalf.

“Dear citizens of Baltimore, I would like to thank you for allowing me to serve as the 50th mayor,” the statement read. “It has been an honor and a privilege. Today I am submitting my written resignation to the Baltimore City Council. I am sorry for the harm I have caused to the image of the city of Baltimore.”

City Council President Jack Young becomes Baltimore’s acting mayor. According to Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, Young isn’t currently in the city, having left to attend a conference in Detroit.

“Although I understand that this ordeal has caused real pain for many Baltimoreans, I promise that we will emerge from it more committed than ever to building a stronger Baltimore,” Young said in a statement Thursday. “Charm City is wonderful and full of resilient people who are working hard every day to move our City forward.”