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00:00An Arizona woman has been indicted for allegedly faking a pregnancy with a Bachelor star,

00:04complete with fake ultrasounds, a doctored video, and a whole lot of courtroom drama.

00:09Let's break it down.

00:1134-year-old Laura Michelle Owens, a podcast host, TEDx speaker, equestrian champ,

00:16and the daughter of Bay Area radio legend Ron Owens, is now facing seven felony charges after

00:22allegedly creating an entire fake pregnancy narrative involving Clayton Eckert. And yes,

00:27we're talking about Klainos from season 26 of The Bachelor and season 18 of The Bachelorette,

00:32led by Michelle Young. While on The Bachelor, Clayton proposed to Susie Evans, though she

00:37initially rejected him. The two reunited during the After the Final Rose special. Unfortunately,

00:42the relationship didn't last and the couple split in September of 2022. Now, Clayton's name is back

00:48in headlines, but not for anything he did. NBC News reports between May 2023 and June 2024,

00:54Laura Owens allegedly claimed she was pregnant with Clayton's child, submitted an altered ultrasound,

01:00fabricated a pregnancy video, and then, to make it all worse, allegedly lied under oath multiple

01:06times. According to AZ Central, Owens even reportedly filed for child support in August 2023,

01:12but then suddenly dropped the case, stating she was no longer pregnant. That's when red flags started

01:17flying and investigators started digging. Unlike Clayton, Laura was never on The Bachelor. So how

01:24did we get here? According to Owens' website, Clayton was Laura's realtor in 2023, and she found

01:29herself staring at a positive home pregnancy test after a year of celibacy, writing,

01:34it was 11 days after I hooked up with my then-realtor, Clayton Eckert, former star of The Bachelor.

01:40Suddenly, the structure and predictability that kept me grounded were gone, and I froze. In her blog

01:46post, Laura details her life while slowly being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD,

01:52and autism. It seems the blog post was a way for Owens to share her side of the story with Clayton,

01:57claiming The Bachelor star texted her a list of options, describing it as a business transaction.

02:02The text allegedly read,

02:04I would like for you to get an abortion. If you do not, that's your choice. Either you'll take 100%

02:10custody of the child, or it will be put up for adoption. Owens' claims continued, stating Clayton

02:15invited her over to talk, then asked her to take a pregnancy test in front of him, which came back

02:19positive. The podcast host also stated she invited Eckert and his family to five OBGYN appointments to

02:26involve them in the pregnancy, but they never showed interest, leading her to cancel out a fear and

02:30emotional overwhelm. The events led Laura to file a paternity case to legally protect her custody

02:35rights, believing it would prompt Eckert to engage and take a prenatal test. But states after she

02:40paid for the test at his chosen lab, Clayton ignored all contact, forcing Owens to get a refund

02:46and leaving her with more questions than answers. According to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office,

02:52Owens made false statements throughout a paternity hearing and tampered with evidence. Now,

02:56the co-host of the Nobody Told Me podcast is facing charges that include Class 4 felony forgery,

03:02Class 4 felony perjury, and Class 2 felony fraud, charges that can carry anywhere from one to 12

03:08and a half years in prison with up to $150,000 in fines. Since the indictment, many online are

03:13stating justice has been served. One ex-user wrote, I haven't been paying attention because I thought

03:19nothing would be done about her, but please tell me this is real. While another stated,

03:23this restores my faith in the justice system. But what's your take?

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