Efe Özkan
24 August 2026•Update: 24 August 2026
The principal owner of a top American football team pleaded no contest to prostitution charges Monday after being arrested over the weekend, according to US court records and media reports.
Jed York, 46, principal owner of the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested Sunday in the Midwestern state of Ohio, initially on a charge of engaging in prostitution, according to court records. Prosecutors subsequently amended that charge to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
He also pleaded no contest to a separate misdemeanor charge of possessing criminal tools.
"We are aware of the matter which will be reviewed under the personal conduct policy," a National Football League spokesperson said in a Monday statement to NFL.com.
York posted a $5,000 bond following his arrest and appeared in court on Monday, according to reports.
With the initial prostitution charges off the table, a judge sentenced him to one day in jail on each misdemeanor charge, with the sentences to run concurrently. He received credit for time already served and was also ordered to pay $1,150 in fines.
Court records show that York's cellphone, which had been seized, was ordered returned to him. Under a plea agreement, another $160 seized in the case was forfeited to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.
The San Francisco 49ers had not immediately issued a statement on the case.
York has been with the 49ers organization since 2008 and served as the team's CEO for many years. He became the franchise's principal owner in 2024.
During York's tenure, the 49ers have reached three Super Bowls and seven NFC Championship Games.
The arrest came less than three weeks before the start of the 2026 National Football League regular season, with the 49ers scheduled to open their campaign against the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 10.
