A Nevada brothel is offering San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York some pointers on how to pay for sex without running afoul of the law, days after he was arrested in an Ohio prostitution sting.
Jeremy Lemur, marketing director for Sheri’s Ranch brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, said the business would welcome Mr. York — along with any other NFL owners or players — for a tutorial on the state’s legal sex trade. Nevada is the only state that permits prostitution in licensed brothels, which operate only in certain counties.
“Nevada’s licensed brothels offer something an NFL owner should appreciate: a legal, regulated environment where discretion and privacy are paramount,” he said. “Sheri’s would be happy to host Jed, along with any interested NFL owners and players, for a seminar on how Nevada’s legal brothel system works, why discretion is such an important part of the business and, frankly, how to do prostitution correctly.”
It isn’t the first time Sheri’s Ranch has extended the offer to an embattled NFL owner. The brothel made a similar pitch to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft in 2019 after he was charged in a Florida prostitution sting; those charges were later dropped.
Mr. York, 46, was arrested Sunday morning at the Wheat Hill Mobile Home Park in East Palestine, Ohio, near his hometown of Youngstown, as part of a sting by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. According to court records, he responded to an undercover ad on a prostitution website and agreed to pay $140 for sex.
He was initially booked on suspicion of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools — the latter charge referring to the cellphone he allegedly used to arrange the encounter, according to WKBN, the Youngstown television station that first reported the arrest. Prosecutors later amended the prostitution count to disorderly conduct as part of a plea deal, and Mr. York pleaded no contest to both misdemeanors on Monday. A judge sentenced him to one day in jail on each count, to run concurrently, with credit for time served, and ordered him to pay $1,150 in fines.
The NFL said it is reviewing the arrest under its personal conduct policy.
Mr. York has been the 49ers’ principal owner and chief executive officer since 2008 and became the franchise’s majority owner in 2024. He is the nephew of longtime 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.
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