In an extraordinary turn of events, the case against Laura Owens—the woman accused of faking a pregnancy with former Bachelor star Clayton Eckard—has escalated far beyond a single victim, with prosecutors now charging her with similar fraud involving a second man.
Clayton Eckard, who starred on season 26 of The Bachelor, says he was targeted by Owens after a single sexual encounter that did not include intercourse. Days after he rejected her desire to date, Owens claimed she was pregnant with his child—a lie that unraveled in civil court and led to criminal charges.
“I have done nothing except get pregnant by the Bachelor,” Owens shouted during a January 2025 raid on her parents’ home, as body camera footage captured the moment. But a judge had already ruled she was not pregnant, referring her for prosecution for fraud and perjury.
Now, a grand jury has indicted Owens on seven charges related to the alleged scheme against Eckard, and a second indictment in November 2025 accuses her of the same pattern with a different man, Greg Gillespie. Owens has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Eckard, speaking exclusively to Crime Fix, described the chilling moment Owens’s demeanor shifted when he refused to date her. “She goes stone cold… It felt very otherworldly,” he said. “I knew that wasn’t the end of it.”
The legal saga has dragged on for years, with Owens cycling through multiple lawyers. Her trial, originally set for January 2026, was pushed to July after prosecutors added new charges and dropped thousands of pages of discovery.
At a recent settlement conference, Owens’s attorney asked for more time to review evidence. Eckard called it a stall tactic. “She’s admitted on the stand to medical fraud. She’s admitted to certain lies. It’s a clear-cut case,” he said.
Owens’s family, including her father Ron—a legendary talk radio host now battling Parkinson’s—has filed for bankruptcy. A GoFundMe campaign launched by the family raised little money, with Eckard noting the public no longer believes their narrative.
“She’s never faced accountability in her life,” Eckard said. “Her parents always got her out of trouble through money or influence. Now she’s fighting the county attorney, not me.”
The case has drawn national attention, not only for the bizarre allegations but also for the pattern of behavior. Eckard emphasized that the majority of his supporters are women, pushing back against claims he harbors anti-women sentiment.
“I don’t want a reverse Me Too movement. I want men to be believed when they’re victims, and I want people to wait for facts before judging,” he said.
Owens remains out of custody pending trial. She is due back in court later in July. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the ongoing case, including whether a prosthetic pregnancy belly was recovered as evidence.
As for Eckard, he says he is focused on seeing justice through. “This has become greater than me. It’s about the other guys now getting their day in court,” he said. “Justice is going to be had.”
