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49ers owner Jed York suspended, fined $500K after prostitution sting arrest

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Jed York, owner of the San Francisco 49ers, has been suspended for six NFL games and fined $500,000 after being arrested in August during a prostitution sting operation in Ohio. He was initially charged with engaging in prostitution but later pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools, receiving a one-day jail sentence credited to the day of his arrest along with a fine of $1,150. York has not attended any games or meetings this season and is set to return on 20 October after completing an online course related to the incident.

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Jed York, owner of the San Francisco 49ers, was suspended by the NFL for six games and fined $500,000 after being arrested in Ohio on suspicion of engaging in prostitution. The arrest occurred when York attempted to pay $160 for sex with a woman he believed to be a prostitute. He later pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. Three games of the suspension have already been served, meaning York will return after the team's game against Washington on October 20. The NFL began its investigation in August following the arrest, with York staying away from both the first three regular-season games and league meetings during this period.

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NFL Ohio San Francisco 49ers Washington the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force

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York GPE · 7× Jed York PERSON · 1× Leeds United ORG · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× San Francisco 49ers ORG · 1× Scotland GPE · 1× Washington GPE · 1× the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force ORG · 1× the Premier League’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

In August, York was arrested in a mobile home park by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force after police said he was attempting to pay $160 for sex with a woman he believed to be a prostitute.

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2026-10-02 · The Guardian

49ers owner Jed York suspended, fined $500K after prostitution sting arrest · assertive framing

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The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games Friday after his arrest earlier this year in a prostitution sting in Ohio. asserted

NFL → suspend → Ohio

The league announced that York also was fined $500,000 for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. asserted

York → announce → policy

York has not attended any games or league meetings so far this season and was credited with three games served. asserted

York → attend → games

He is eligible to return on 20 October, following the team’s game the previous night against Washington. asserted

He → return → Washington

he → arrest → woman

York was booked into jail and was released after posting a $5,000 bond. asserted

York → book → bond

York was initially charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to disorderly conduct. asserted

prosecutors → charge → conduct

He pleaded no contest to that charge and to possessing criminal tools for using his phone to respond to an undercover online prostitution advertisement. asserted

He → plead → advertisement

He was sentenced to one day in jail for both offenses to be served concurrently and was credited with one day served when he pleaded no contest. asserted

he → sentence → contest

He also was fined $1,150. asserted

He → fin → 1,150

Police seized the $160 from York and that was later given to the human trafficking taskforce as part of the plea. asserted

that → seize → plea

York also completed an online course. asserted

York → complete → course

He also owns stakes in the Premier League’s Leeds United and Scotland’s Rangers through 49ers Enterprises. asserted

He → own → Enterprises