Laura Owens, the daughter of Bay Area radio legend Ronn Owens, was sentenced Friday to 30 days in jail in Arizona for four felony convictions stemming from false claims that she became pregnant with twins by two men, including former “Bachelor” star Clayton Echard.
Judge Jeffrey Rueter also imposed supervised probation of up to seven years following a three-hour hearing in Maricopa County during which prosecutors sought prison time and Echard described the emotional suffering he had endured over the past three years.
Echard portrayed Owens as calculating, manipulative and relentless in her efforts to falsely convince him she was pregnant in the summer of 2023. He said she tried to force him into a relationship through her pregnancy claims and urged the judge to incarcerate her to prevent another victim.
Prosecutor Ed Leiter said investigators had uncovered at least four men over the past 10 years against whom Owens made false pregnancy claims. He said she made “a mockery” of the court system by pursuing costly, yearslong litigation against her victims.
Rueter, however, said he did not believe the first-time offender was “a sophisticated, conniving, calculating shakedown artist” but a person who engaged in “some really poorly thought-out, attention-seeking behavior as a result of mental health issues.”
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