‘Bachelor’ Star Clayton Echard’s Pretend Being pregnant Accuser Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail

Clayton Echard‘s faux being pregnant accuser has been sentenced to jail.

Laura Owens, 36, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and probation on Friday (October 23) in Arizona after pleading responsible to 4 felony prices.

The prices stemmed from false being pregnant claims involving the 33-year-old former Bachelor star and one other man.

Laura beforehand claimed that Clayton had gotten her pregnant with twins in 2023, and he or she filed a lawsuit in opposition to him.

However, investigators later decided that she had faked proof, together with an ultrasound picture and a being pregnant video, and lied beneath oath.

She pleaded guilty to four felonies in August, together with fraud, identification theft and mendacity beneath oath.

What occurred throughout Laura Owens’ sentencing?

Both Clayton and Laura addressed the court docket throughout Friday’s listening to.

“I pleaded responsible to 4 felonies, and I’m profoundly, profoundly sorry for the ache, misery and expense that I’ve brought about them,” Laura stated, based on FOX 10 Phoenix.

However, Clayton questioned whether or not her apology was honest.

“She doesn’t really feel sorry. She’s simply sorry she obtained caught,” he informed the choose.

The court docket in the end sentenced Laura to 30 days in jail, together with probation.

According to Arizona’s Family, the choose additionally imposed an extra 12-month jail time period that could possibly be prevented if she follows the court docket’s circumstances.

She may withstand 12 and a half years in jail if she violates her probation.

Following the listening to, Clayton expressed disappointment with the sentence.

He informed native station KPNX that he felt the choose had failed him.

“I’ve nothing else to say. Anything else I say will simply come from a spot of anger…the choose confirmed he had no backbone and the system failed me,” he said.

Laura had initially confronted 14 felony prices earlier than accepting a deal to plead responsible to 4 of them. The remaining prices have been dropped as a part of that settlement.

Clayton beforehand opened up concerning the expertise after Laura pleaded responsible in August. Find out what he said about the case and his reaction to her guilty plea.

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