{"id":867489,"date":"2026-08-25T05:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T05:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/867489\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T05:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T05:02:22","slug":"nfl-2026-news-san-francisco-49ers-owner-jed-york-arrested-over-prostitution-allegations-weeks-out-from-historic-mcg-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/867489\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL 2026 news: San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York arrested over prostitution allegations weeks out from historic MCG game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has pleaded no contest to two criminal charges after being arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution, official court records and reports said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The shock allegations come just days out from the 49ers\u2019 historic NFL clash against the LA Rams at the MCG on Friday, September 11.<\/p>\n<p>Watch an average 6 games per week and every game of the NFL Postseason, LIVE with ESPN on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/ussports?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkgridiron-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nfl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NFL have confirmed they are reviewing the allegations, which could see York face sanctions under the league\u2019s personal conduct policy.<\/p>\n<p>York was arrested at a mobile home community in Ohio, before being released after posting a US$5000 bond.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio court records showed Monday that York had been fined $1,150 after being hit with misdemeanour charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools.<\/p>\n<p>According to prosecutors, the latter charge is as a result of allegations he used his phone to respond to an undercover ad for prostitution online.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple US media reports said York was initially held on a charge of \u201cengaging in prostitution\u201d following his arrest by East Palestine Police on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>That charge was subsequently amended to misdemeanour disorderly conduct following his no contest plea.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York. (Photo by Ezra SHAW \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, $160 taken by police will go to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, while York completed an online course.<\/p>\n<p>But further documents obtained by the California Post have revealed claims he replied to an ad for a prostitution service online and agreed to meet up with a sex worker for $140.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year old is married with two sons, but filed for divorce in May.<\/p>\n<p>York was also sentenced to one day in jail on each charge, but was released on Monday due to time served after being detained following his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but an acceptance of a conviction and punishment, usually as part of a plea bargain.<\/p>\n<p>York, 46, is the principal owner and chief executive of the San Francisco 49ers and is also a co-owner of English Premier League side Leeds United and Scottish giants Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Get all the latest NFL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/newsletter-sign-up?utm_source=GolfArticle&amp;utm_medium=TextLink&amp;utm_campaign=signup\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 49ers franchise has been owned by the York family, which is worth nearly $12 billion, since 1977, while he was named CEO in 2008 and became principal owner in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Since he became the franchise\u2019s chief powerbroker, the 49ers have made and lost three Super Bowls in 2013, 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>York\u2019s personal worth is estimated at around $500 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has pleaded no contest to two criminal charges after being arrested on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":867490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-867489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}