Topline
San Francisco 49ers proprietor Jed York, whose family Forbes estimates is worthy $8.5 billion, was arrested connected Sunday astatine a trailer parkland successful Ohio, and pleaded nary title to charges of disorderly behaviour and possessing criminal tools.
Forbes estimates Jed York's family is worthy $8.5 billion. (Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
Columbiana County tribunal records show York was initially arrested connected charges of possessing criminal devices and engaging successful prostitution, but the second complaint was reduced to disorderly conduct.
Multiple outlets reported York was arrested astir 9:30 a.m. EDT connected Sunday greeting astatine the Wheat Hill Mobile Home Community successful East Palestine, Ohio, pinch The New York Post noting York “arranged to person intersexual activity pinch [a] female successful speech for $140.00,” citing a constabulary report.
York was fined $1,150 for his charges and was made to salary different tribunal fees, which tribunal records show he has paid.
York was sentenced to 2 days successful jail, 1 for each charge, but was fixed 1 time of in installments for clip served.
Court records besides opportunity his compartment telephone will beryllium returned to him and $160 that was seized will beryllium forfeited to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force pursuing an statement by some parties.
Forbes has reached retired to the 49ers and the NFL for comment.
how has the nfl responded?
Brian McCarthy, main spokesperson for the NFL, told Forbes successful an email the convention is “aware of the matter which will beryllium reviewed nether the individual behaviour policy.” The policy bars behaviour that is “illegal, violent, dangerous, aliases irresponsible, puts guiltless victims astatine risk, damages the estimation of others successful the game, and undercuts nationalist respect and support for the NFL.” The 49ers told Forbes successful a connection that because York’s apprehension is “a ineligible matter, which has been resolved, we will not beryllium providing immoderate further remark astatine this time.”
forbes valuation
York’s mother Denise and her family are worthy an estimated $8.5 billion. The York family owns much than 90% of the 49ers, which Forbes ranked arsenic the fifth-most valuable NFL squad successful 2025.
key background
The York family has owned the 49ers for decades, aft Denise York’s begetter Edward DeBartolo Sr. bought the squad for $13 cardinal successful 1977. Jed York became the team’s CEO successful 2008, and he became the principal owner successful 2024 aft purchasing capable shares from his mother. The 49ers person made the Super Bowl 3 times since York took complete arsenic CEO, losing each of those appearances. The team’s past Super Bowl bout was a 25-22 nonaccomplishment to the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVIII successful 2024. In his tenure arsenic CEO, York oversaw the building of the $1.3 cardinal Levi’s Stadium, which collapsed crushed successful 2012 and began operating arsenic the team’s location successful 2014.
tangent
Robert Kraft, billionaire proprietor of the New England Patriots, was arrested successful 2019 connected adultery charges, though the charges were later dropped aft a tribunal ruled Kraft’s law authorities were violated by constabulary installing surveillance cameras astatine a Florida spa wherever he received massages. Prosecutors accused Kraft and others of paying for activity astatine the spa, but a tribunal ruled they could not present the surveillance camera footage arsenic evidence. Kraft was besides investigated nether the NFL’s individual behaviour policy, but the convention did not subject him.
further reading
49ers proprietor Jed York arrested. Revisit his years pinch the team (USA Today)
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