49ers owner Jed York suspended for 6 games after his arrest in prostitution sting

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The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games Friday following 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 Oct. 20, following the team’s game the previous night against Washington. The NFL’s fall league meetings begin that day in New York.

York said in a statement released by the team that he accepts the punishment given by the league and apologized for his actions.

“To my family, to the players, coaches, and employees of the San Francisco 49ers, to our fans and partners, I am deeply sorry,” he said. “This was an inexcusable mistake and I take full responsibility. What I did does not reflect my values or the man I strive to be for my family. While I fell short of the model I want to set for my sons, I now hope to show them the importance of owning up to one’s failures, and that even our worst moments teach us to be better. Leading the 49ers is a privilege, and one I don’t take lightly. Your trust will have to be earned back over time, and I look forward to that work ahead.”

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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.

York was booked into jail and was released after posting a $5,000 bond. York was initially charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to disorderly conduct. He pleaded no contest to that charge and to possessing criminal tools for using his phone to respond to an undercover online prostitution advertisement.

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 task force as part of the plea. York also completed an online course.

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Owners have been previously punished for violating the personal conduct policy. The late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was suspended for six games and fined $500,000 following a guilty plea to driving while impaired in 2014.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was investigated but not punished by the league after he was arrested in Florida in 2019 for allegedly paying for sex with a woman at a massage parlor. The charge was later dropped after a court ruled that police violated the rights of Kraft and the other customers when they secretly installed video cameras inside massage rooms at the spa.

York spent most of the summer in Ohio, where he grew up near Youngstown and had been away from the team even before his arrest. He had filed for divorce from his wife, Danielle, in May, according to court records.

York took over day-to-day control of the 49ers from his parents in 2008. He became the team’s principal owner in 2024. After some initial struggles under York’s leadership, the team has been a consistent contender since hiring coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch in 2017.

The Niners have made the Super Bowl three times under York’s leadership, losing in the 2012 season under coach Jim Harbaugh and the 2019 and ’23 seasons under Shanahan and Lynch.

York also oversaw the building of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The team moved from San Francisco to the new stadium in 2014. The stadium has hosted two Super Bowls, a World Cup and a College Football Playoff title game.

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NFL周五宣布对旧金山49人队老板杰德·约克禁赛六场，此前他因今年早些时候在俄亥俄州的一次卖淫诱捕行动中被捕。

联盟宣布，约克因违反联盟个人行为准则被罚款50万美元。本赛季至今，约克尚未参加任何比赛或联盟会议，并被记入已执行的三场禁赛。他将于10月20日球队与华盛顿队的比赛结束后复出。NFL秋季联赛会议将于当天在纽约召开。

约克在球队发布的一份声明中表示，他接受联盟的处罚，并为自己的行为道歉。

“对于我的家人、旧金山49人队的球员、教练和员工、我们的球迷和合作伙伴，我深感抱歉，”他说道。“这是一个不可饶恕的错误，我愿承担全部责任。我的所作所为与我的价值观以及我努力成为的家人榜样背道而驰。虽然我未能成为我想为儿子们树立的榜样，但我希望现在能让他们明白勇于承担责任的重要性，以及即使是最糟糕的时刻也能教会我们变得更好。领导49人队是一种荣幸，我对此倍加珍惜。你们的信任需要时间来慢慢赢得，我期待着未来的努力。”

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约克在马霍宁河谷人口贩运工作组的一个移动房屋公园被捕，警方称他试图支付 160 美元与他认为是妓女的女子发生性关系。

约克被收押后，缴纳了5000美元保释金后获释。他最初被控卖淫，但检方后来将指控改为扰乱治安。他对扰乱治安罪和持有犯罪工具罪（即利用手机回复卧底网络卖淫广告）均表示不抗辩。

他因两项罪名被判处一天监禁，合并执行。由于他认罪不抗辩，已服刑一天，刑期折抵。他还被罚款1150美元。警方从约克处没收了160美元，这笔钱后来作为认罪协议的一部分交给了人口贩卖调查组。约克还完成了一项在线课程。

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此前，一些老板曾因违反个人行为准则而受到处罚。已故的印第安纳波利斯小马队老板吉姆·伊尔赛在2014年承认酒后驾车后，被禁赛六场并罚款50万美元。

新英格兰爱国者队老板罗伯特·克拉夫特于2019年在佛罗里达州因涉嫌在按摩院嫖娼被捕，联盟对此展开调查但未予处罚。后来，法院裁定警方在按摩院内秘密安装摄像头侵犯了克拉夫特和其他顾客的权利，因此撤销了对他的指控。

约克整个夏天大部分时间都待在俄亥俄州，他从小在扬斯敦附近长大。在被捕之前，他就已经离开了球队。根据法庭记录，他已于五月份向妻子丹妮尔提出离婚。

2008 年，约克从父母手中接管了 49 人队的日常运营。2024 年，他成为球队的主要所有者。在约克领导下，球队初期经历了一些困难，但自从 2017 年聘请教练凯尔·沙纳汉和总经理约翰·林奇以来，球队一直保持着竞争力。

在约克的带领下，49人队三次打入超级碗，分别在2012赛季（教练吉姆·哈博执教）、2019赛季和2023赛季（教练沙纳汉和林奇执教）失利。

约克还负责监督了圣克拉拉李维斯体育场的建设。该队于2014年从旧金山迁至这座新体育场。该体育场曾举办过两届超级碗、一届世界杯和一届大学橄榄球季后赛冠军赛。