Leeds co-owner sentenced to day in jail after prostitution sting

SportFootballLeeds co-owner sentenced to day in jail after prostitution stingJed York, who is married with two kids, was arrested in East Palestine on Sunday after allegedly answering an ad on a known prostitution websiteJosh Dubow & Rachel DobkinTuesday 25 August 2026 10:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:3038385To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united-owner-jed-york-49ers-arrested-ohio-b3038665.html","title":"Leeds co-owner sentenced to day in jail after prostitution sting"}}Close49ers owner Jed York arrested in OhioInside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideSportNews","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSport","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}The Leeds United co-owner Jed York has been sentenced to a day in jail in Ohio after trying to pay a prostitute $140 (£102), according to police.York, who is also the principal owner of NFL franchise San Francisco...