Jed York’s Fake Name And Texts Revealed In New Police Documents Following Prostitution Arrest
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Jed York’s weekend arrest already sent shockwaves through the NFL. New details released this week paint an even more determined picture of what led up to it.
Police documents obtained by the New York Post show the 49ers owner reached out to an undercover prostitution ad multiple times over roughly 24 hours. He used a fake name throughout the exchange, trying to keep his identity hidden.
The messages started Saturday and continued into Sunday morning.
Jed York Reached Out Three Separate Times Before His Arrest
York first messaged the ad on Saturday, according to a Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force report.
“York messaged the female and advised that his name was Joe and that he would like to visit the female,” detectives wrote, per the Post. He followed up again later that day, checking whether the woman was still available. Both messages went unanswered.
York tried again at 9:11 a.m. Sunday.
“He asked if the female was free, and that he would love to come see her,” the report states.
He said he was driving in from Boardman, Ohio, roughly 25 minutes away, and asked for an address along with pricing. Investigators quoted him agreeing to pay $160 once told the rate.
“York advised that the $160.00 worked for him, and he was on his way,” the report reads.
Officers gave York an address at an East Palestine trailer park with a fabricated lot number, according to the documents. Marked units stopped and arrested him at 9:35 a.m., shortly after he arrived. Officials seized the $160 he brought with him, and a test message to his phone confirmed it matched the number used throughout the exchange.
York Reached A Plea Deal One Day After His Arrest
York pleaded no contest Monday to reduced charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools, following a deal with prosecutors that downgraded the original prostitution count. A judge ordered him to pay $1,150 in fines and sentenced him to one day in jail, which he’d already served.
The arrest surfaced just months after York filed for divorce from his wife, Danielle Belluomini, back in May.
The 49ers addressed the situation briefly in a statement Monday, saying the legal matter had been resolved and they wouldn’t offer further comment. The NFL confirmed it’s reviewing the case under its personal conduct policy, a process that previously applied to Patriots owner Robert Kraft following his own 2019 solicitation charges, which were later dropped.
York became the 49ers’ team president in 2008 and their principal owner in 2024. San Francisco closes out its preseason Thursday against the Raiders before opening the regular season against the Rams in Australia on Sept. 10.
