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CONFIRMEDTuesday 25 August 2026

According to team and franchise executive chronologies maintained by The Salinas Californian / USA Today…

Checked against The Californian.

As published

14 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

abc7.com as published: San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio on suspicion of engaging in prostitutionabc7.com2026-08-25 13:46:32cbssports.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio, pleads no contest after prostitution charge amendedcbssports.com2026-08-25 13:46:32cnn.com as published: San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York arrested for ‘engaging in prostitution’ and later charged with disorderly conductcnn.com2026-08-25 13:46:32dailymail.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York tried to pay $140 for sex at Ohio trailer park... as humiliating details of his prostitution arrest emergedailymail.com2026-08-25 13:46:32espn.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitutionespn.com2026-08-25 13:46:32kron4.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York agreed to pay woman $140 for sex: court documentskron4.com2026-08-25 13:46:32nbcbayarea.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio, pleads no contest to chargesnbcbayarea.com2026-08-25 13:46:32nbcsports.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York was arrested in Ohionbcsports.com2026-08-25 13:46:32nypost.com as published: Exclusive | Embarrassing details of 49ers owner Jed York’s $140 trailer park prostitution arrest emergenypost.com2026-08-25 13:46:32nytimes.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio, pleads no contest to 2 misdemeanors - The Athleticnytimes.com2026-08-25 13:46:32sfchronicle.com as published: Ohio town where 49ers owner Jed York was arrested is a hot spot for prostitution stingssfchronicle.com2026-08-25 13:46:32sfgate.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio over the weekendsfgate.com2026-08-25 13:46:32sports.yahoo.com as published: 49ers owner Jed York reportedly arrested in Ohiosports.yahoo.com2026-08-25 13:46:32usatoday.com as published: Jed York arrested, 49ers owner's prostitution charge reduced in plea dealusatoday.com2026-08-25 13:46:32

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    When York became CEO of the 49ers

    • cbssports.com (2008)
    • usatoday.com (2008)
    • cnn.com (2010)
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Total jail sentence and whether sentences are concurrent or consecutive

    • cbssports.com ('two days in jail with credit for one day served')
    • nytimes.com ('two days in jail')
    • nbcsports.com ('two days in jail with credit for one day served')
    • sfgate.com ('one day in jail for each charge, served concurrently with one day credit')
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Total fines assessed

    • cbssports.com ('$1,150')
    • cnn.com ('$1,150')
    • nbcbayarea.com ('just under $1,300')
    • nbcsports.com ('$1,150')
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    sfgate.com carried 3 details no other outlet reported.

    • York filed a request on Monday to expunge the case from his record
    • York graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown
    • York's cellphone was returned to him but he agreed to forfeit $160 seized from him
14independent outlets
What happened, for context

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested in East Palestine, Ohio on Sunday morning and charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools. He pleaded no contest Monday to reduced charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools, was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for time served, and ordered to pay approximately $1,150 in fines.

13 of 14 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: kron4.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • abc7.comINDEP
  • cbssports.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cnn.comINDEP
  • dailymail.comINDEP
  • espn.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • kron4.comINDEP
  • nbcbayarea.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • nbcsports.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • nypost.comINDEP
  • nytimes.comINDEP
  • sfchronicle.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • sfgate.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • sports.yahoo.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • usatoday.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • York was arrested Sunday morning in East Palestine, Ohio at Wheat Hill Mobile Home Communityabc7.com, cbssports.com, espn.com, nbcbayarea.com, nbcsports.com, nytimes.com, sfgate.com, sports.yahoo.com, usatoday.com
  • York was arrested at 9:35 a.m. Sundayabc7.com, espn.com, sfchronicle.com, sfgate.com
  • York pleaded no contest to the charges on Mondayabc7.com, cbssports.com, cnn.com, espn.com, nbcbayarea.com, nbcsports.com, nytimes.com, sfgate.com, sports.yahoo.com, usatoday.com
  • York initially was charged with engaging in prostitutionabc7.com, cbssports.com, cnn.com, espn.com, nbcbayarea.com, nbcsports.com, nytimes.com, sfgate.com, sports.yahoo.com, usatoday.com
  • The prostitution charge was amended to disorderly conductabc7.com, cbssports.com, cnn.com, espn.com, nbcbayarea.com, nbcsports.com, nytimes.com, sfgate.com, sports.yahoo.com, usatoday.com
  • York was also charged with possessing criminal toolsabc7.com, cbssports.com, cnn.com, espn.com, nbcbayarea.com, nbcsports.com, nytimes.com, sfgate.com, sports.yahoo.com, usatoday.com
  • and 13 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • York is worth $500 million and co-owns Premier League club Leeds United and Scottish giants Rangersonly dailymail.com
  • York filed for divorce from his wife of 15 years months before the prostitution arrestonly dailymail.com
  • York was booked into the Columbiana County Jail just after 10:40 a.m. Sundayonly nbcbayarea.com
  • As part of Monday's court proceedings, the judge ordered York's cellphone returned to himonly nbcbayarea.com
  • York filed a request on Monday to expunge the case from his recordonly sfgate.com
  • York graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstownonly sfgate.com

Reported unevenly

  • When York became CEO of the 49ersstated by cbssports.com (2008), usatoday.com (2008), cnn.com (2010) · absent from cnn.com
  • Total jail sentence and whether sentences are concurrent or consecutivestated by cbssports.com ('two days in jail with credit for one day served'), nytimes.com ('two days in jail'), nbcsports.com ('two days in jail with credit for one day served'), sfgate.com ('one day in jail for each charge, served concurrently with one day credit')
  • Total fines assessedstated by cbssports.com ('$1,150'), cnn.com ('$1,150'), nbcbayarea.com ('just under $1,300'), nbcsports.com ('$1,150'), nytimes.com ('$150 for disorderly conduct and $1,000 for possessing criminal tools') · absent from nbcbayarea.com

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • When York became CEO of the 49ers: cbssports.com and usatoday.com state 2008, while cnn.com states 2010. Which date is correct according to 49ers official records or press releases?
  • Total fines assessed: nbcbayarea.com reports 'just under $1,300' while multiple outlets report $1,150. nytimes.com breaks it as '$150 for disorderly conduct and $1,000 for possessing criminal tools,' totaling $1,150. Which amount is correct per court records?
  • Jail time reporting: Sources vary between 'two days' and 'one day per charge served concurrently with one day credit.' Confirm the exact sentence per Columbiana County Municipal Court records.

What was checked, and against what

1 of 1 confirmed against a primary source. 1 cannot be established from public sources and is listed below. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • checkedWhen York became CEO of the 49ers: cbssports.com and usatoday.com state 2008, while cnn.com states 2010. Which date is correct according to 49ers official records or press releases?The Californian · establishes that the outlet published it · According to team and franchise executive chronologies maintained by The Salinas Californian / USA Today Network and Complex Sports, Jed York originally became the CEO of the San Francisco 49ers in 2008.The 2008 Date (Correct): York took over day-to-day operations and leadership of the organization from his parents in late 2008.The 2010 Conflict: General news outlets (like CNN) misattribute the date to 2010 due to a formal front-office restructuring transition that occurred that year, though his executive tenure began in 2008. · 2026-08-25
  • cannot be establishedTotal fines assessed: nbcbayarea.com reports 'just under $1,300' while multiple outlets report $1,150. nytimes.com breaks it as '$150 for disorderly conduct and $1,000 for possessing criminal tools,' totaling $1,150. Which amount is correct per court records?The difference does not bear on anything this entry claims. It is recorded here so the reader can see it was noticed and set aside deliberately.