SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — 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. 20, following the team’s game the previous night against Washington . 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. 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 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. 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. York also completed an online course.
