"Arizona prosecutors have filed new charges against Laura Owens, the daughter of Bay Area radio icon Ronn Owens, which alleges she targeted a second man with false pregnancy claims in order to press him into a relationship. The indictment announced Thursday comes six months after Owens was charged with making similar false claims against "Bachelor" star Clayton Echard. In both cases, Owens alleged that she became pregnant by the men before the purported pregnancies ended in either an abortion or miscarriage, according to court records."
"In the new charges announced Thursday, Maricopa County prosecutors say Owens, an equestrian and podcaster, went on three dates with a Scottsdale man in the summer of 2021, but he decided not to pursue a relationship. Owens then told him she was pregnant, according to prosecutors. Investigators with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office found evidence that she falsified documents to bolster this claim."
Maricopa County prosecutors allege Laura Owens targeted a second man with false pregnancy claims to press him into a relationship and falsified documents to support the claim. Prosecutors say Owens, an equestrian and podcaster, went on three dates with a Scottsdale man in summer 2021; he declined a relationship and Owens then told him she was pregnant. Owens now faces seven felony counts including perjury, fraud, forgery, theft by extortion and identity theft. Owens previously faced seven felony counts over alleged false paternity claims against Clayton Echard. Owens pleaded not guilty to the Echard charges and will not comment publicly; her criminal trial is scheduled for January 2026.
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