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Laura Owens Sentenced for Fake Pregnancy Scheme Targeting Former 'Bachelor' Star
Laura Owens faces up to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felonies in a pregnancy scheme involving Clayton Echard.
- On Friday, October 23, 2026, Judge Jeffrey Rueter sentenced Laura Owens to 30 days in jail and seven years of probation in Maricopa County Superior Court after she pleaded guilty to four felony charges including perjury and identity theft.
- Between May 2023 and June 2024, Owens went to 'extreme lengths to manipulate men' by doctoring ultrasound images and staging fake pregnancy videos to support false claims against Echard and another victim.
- Echard argued in a victim-impact statement that incarceration is mandatory, telling the court Owens remains 'a threat to others' and must be removed from her parents' guest house environment.
- Rueter imposed probation with a deferred 12-month sentence, meaning Owens faces up to 12 years in jail if she violates the terms of her supervised release.
- Documented on the 'Love Trapped' true-crime podcast, the case gained national attention after Owens spent nine years litigating against a third man in San Francisco County Superior Court.
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'Bachelor' Star Clayton Echard's Fake Pregnancy Accuser Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail
Clayton Echard‘s fake pregnancy accuser has been sentenced to jail. Laura Owens, 36, was sentenced to 30 days in jail […] The post ‘Bachelor’ Star Clayton Echard’s Fake Pregnancy Accuser Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.
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