Jed York is pictured on the sidelines of a game.
Jed York was suspended six games and fined $500,000 by the NFL on Friday. Photograph: Kelley L Cox/AP
Jed York was suspended six games and fined $500,000 by the NFL on Friday. Photograph: Kelley L Cox/AP

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

  • NFL announces violation of personal conduct policy

  • York pleaded no contest after arrest at Ohio trailer park

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.

The league announced that York also was fined $500,000 for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. York has not attended any games or league meetings so far this season and was credited with three games served. He is eligible to return on 20 October, following the team’s game the previous night against Washington.

Fake wide receivers to undercover stings: did the 49ers have the wildest NFL preseason of all time?
Read more

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.

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. He also was fined $1,150. Police seized the $160 from York and that was later given to the human trafficking taskforce as part of the plea. York also completed an online course.

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

Explore more on these topics
Share
Reuse this content