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San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York stands on the sideline before a preseason NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos on Aug. 9, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Kelley L Cox / Associated Press)
San Francisco 49ers owner and Chief Executive John “Jed” York was arrested after responding to an online ad advertising a prostitute that ended up being a ploy set up by local officers, according to a recently-released arrest report.
York, 45, was arrested Sunday in the prostitution sting , initially facing misdemeanor charges of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools. But on Monday, he pleaded no contest to only the former charge and a new misdemeanor — disorderly conduct.
He was arrested by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, which is a regional collaboration of law enforcement that includes support from the Ohio attorney general’s office. Officers from that task force had posted an ad “on a known prostitution website,” to which York had responded with his interest in meeting up with the supposed woman, though he used the pseudonym “Joe,” according to the partially-redacted arrest report.
He messaged the number from the ad three times before an officer overseeing the sting responded, the report said. York asked how much the woman charged for one hour, and was told it would cost him $160 for “full service sexual activity,” and $20 additionally for unprotected sex, the report said. York allegedly replied that $160 “worked for him.”
He was given the address of a mobile home park to meet the woman and responded that he was on his way, the report said.
Law enforcement officers were instead waiting for him at the mobile home park, the report said. After stopping York in a rental car, officers found him in possession of $160 in cash, the report said. They also sent another text message to the phone used in the prostitution sting, which showed up on York’s phone, the report said.
York had filed for divorce from his wife in May due to irreconcilable differences, according to the San Francisco Chronicle . The outlet said the proceedings in the case were still ongoing at the time of York’s arrest.
York grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, just north of East Palestine, where he was arrested.
After entering a plea in the case, York had requested records from the case be sealed, but his request was denied by an administrative judge, court records show.
The Times attempted to contact the attorney listed in York’s court records, but has not yet heard back. A spokesperson for the 49ers has declined to comment on the case.
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