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San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested after allegedly arranging to pay $140 for sex before being caught in a sting operation at an Ohio trailer park.
The 46-year-old was taken into custody at 9:35AM in East Palestine, Ohio, on Sunday (August 23).
According to NBC Sports, York responded to an advertisement on a known prostitution website in Columbiana County and "arranged to have sexual activity with the female in exchange for $140".
But the person he allegedly thought he was meeting was part of an operation run by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.
The businessman, whose family is reportedly worth an estimated $8.5 billion, was on his way to the planned meeting at the Wheat Hill MHP trailer park when an agent from the task force took him into custody.
The trailer park later addressed the circumstances surrounding the arrest on Facebook, claiming the 49ers owner was arrested there because it was where authorities pulled him over, rather than because police were using one of its homes for the sting.
Court documents state that York had "in his possession his cellular device which was used to arrange the criminal act".
He was subsequently booked into county jail on two charges: one count of engaging in prostitution and one count of possessing criminal tools.
York was initially released on a $5,000 bond.
By Monday, he had reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, per Columbiana County Municipal Court records.
He pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct and to one count of possessing criminal tools.
The owner was sentenced to one day in jail but received credit for time already served. He was also ordered to pay $1,150 in fines.
In addition to this, a court filing shows that York's attorney stated he had completed an online course.
York, who is from Youngstown, Ohio, has been married to Danielle Belluomini for more than a decade, and the couple shares two sons.
He took over as CEO of the 49ers in 2008 and became the team's principal owner in 2024 after purchasing enough shares from his mother, Denise DeBartolo, to take control.
His family took control of the 49ers in March 2000 after Denise's brother, Eddie DeBartolo Jr., was forced to cede control amid his own legal troubles involving a corruption scandal connected to Louisiana riverboat casinos.
The 49ers addressed York's arrest in a statement, which read: "As this is a legal matter, which has been resolved, we will not be providing any further comment at this time," per The Guardian.
Meanwhile, the NFL said through a spokesperson that it is "aware of the matter" and it "will be reviewed under the personal conduct policy".
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