On February 7, 2025, Yabapai County ju judges said 68-year-old Prescott resident Jeffrey Joseph York lured minors for two counts of sexual exploitation and sexual activity with minors. He discovered that he had committed a crime. York is a retired deputy from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.
Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrand thanked the ju-secret judges for being careful attention to the facts and praised deputy county lawyers Jason Nunez and Ashley Starts for carefully preparing and presenting them. did. McGlen County Attorney is a joint task force of the Prescott Police Department, Yavapay County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), partners in drug trafficking (PANT), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Human Trafficking for a Superior Joint Investigation of York’s Criminal Activities. I was also grateful.
“The adults who prey on children have no place in our community. The fact that York was a retired law enforcement officer is a distinction from the oath he once received,” County Attorney Dennis McGrand said. The harsh betrayal of many talented officers who served the community with honor and ultimately brought Mr York to trial. The long prison sentences faced by Mr York are not welcomed by sexual predators in Yabapai County. I hope you send me a clear message. Let’s be clear. If you try to abuse a child here, you will be arrested in my office and proactively charged.”
The law enforcement investigation began on September 30, 2023, when local law enforcement agencies and the FBI Task Force on Human Trafficking were secretly investigating social media to find individuals seeking sex with minors. The strategy was carried out. During the secret investigation, York contacted an undercover investigator online and tried to arrange sex with a 7-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl. York continued the conversation through social media, texting and two phone conversations. York explicitly explained that he had planned to engage with the children. York was arrested after traveling to an arranged meeting spot.
The verdict is scheduled for February 28, 2025 at 11am before the honorable Michael McGill of Yabapai County Superior Court. York faces up to 26 years and three months at Arizona State Prison.
