The court threw out Clayton Echard’s paternity suit on Tuesday after he vehemently denied his ex Laura Owen’s claims that he was the father of her twins and sexually assaulted her.
The television personality, 31, who notably appeared on The Bachelor during the reality show’s 26th season, soon took to her own Instagram page to share her response to the court decision.
In documents obtained by Us weeklyThe court ruled that Owens ‘fabricated her pregnancy, a condition that cannot have resulted from the parties’ interactions, because according to (Echard) they never had sexual relations.’
‘(Echard) requests that the protective order be invalidated based on the alleged fabrication…’
“While (Owens) essentially argues that even if she was never pregnant, the sexual activity between the two and the defendant’s subsequent online harassing conduct are sufficient to sustain the order regardless.”
The paternity trial of Clayton Echard, 31, was abandoned by the court on Tuesday after he vehemently denied claims by his ex, Laura Owen, that he fathered her twins and sexually assaulted her; seen in 2021 in Inglewood
The television personality soon took to her own Instagram page to share her response to the court’s decision.
The documents further state that “Laura Owens knowingly submitted a false claim and knowingly violated a court order requiring disclosure or discovery such that an award of attorneys’ fees and costs is due.”
Following the court’s latest decision in the case, Echard will be granted a non-paternity petition and his attorney’s fees will also be paid.
The court also intends to further investigate Owns due to “having determined that Laura Owens has a similar, if not identical, pattern of behavior and judicial involvement, referring this matter to the Maricopa County Prosecutor’s Office for review.” Laura Owen’s actions.
The star’s attorney, Gregg Woodnick, said in a statement to Us Weekly: “We are pleased with the outcome and Judge Mata’s comprehensive ruling. We hope this is the end of a long saga for all of the victims.”
Also on Tuesday, Clayton uploaded a video to his main Instagram page to respond to the court’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit.
‘Today is a very, very good day,’ he said, ‘because I woke up reading a very thoughtful ruling from the court and justice is finally being done.’
“While this has been very emotionally draining, I want to thank the team at Woodnick Law, my friends and family, and the community that sought the truth from the beginning.”
Echard then greeted his brother, Greg and Mike, adding, “They want me to extend their gratitude to everyone.” They absolutely felt the love and support, and the three of us couldn’t be more grateful.”
In documents obtained by Us Weekly, the court ruled that Owens ‘fabricated her pregnancy, a condition that cannot have resulted from the parties’ interactions, because according to (Echard) they never had sexual intercourse’; photographed in 2021
‘Today is a very, very good day,’ he said, ‘because I woke up reading a very thoughtful ruling from the court and justice is finally being done.’
He then stated that the court ‘officially referred Laura Michelle Owens to the county attorney for criminal prosecution.’ Of course I will participate in that matter, but I will not lose sight of who I am.’
“I’ve had my own struggles and am now committed to helping others,” while expressing that it is his “sincere hope that Laura turns the page and gets the help she needs.”
‘As I’ve said from the beginning, I would be the first to congratulate her on making a positive change. “I ask people to refrain from making any comments that could be misinterpreted as harmful.”
Echard concluded: “That said, the sun is shining a little today.”
In the caption of the post, The Bachelor alum wrote, ‘Justice is served!!’ adding that the court ‘entered a ruling in our favor to award us legal fees, on the basis that Laura Michelle Owens fabricated an entire pregnancy claim.’
He later added that his “hope is that she can turn the page and start making positive changes in her life.” It’s never too late to do it.’
In late May last month, Echard denied allegations made by Owens, whose name has not yet been revealed, that he fathered her twins, saying “it was all a lie.”
Meanwhile The Charlie Kirk Showexplained the situation he has been facing for most of the year, as he was named the father of twins in a paternity suit that he claims is baseless.
Late last May, Echard denied allegations made by Owens – whose name has not yet been revealed – that he fathered her twins, saying “it was all a lie”; seen in 2021
“The reason I’m here today is because I guess fame comes with a side of crazy,” the Eureka, Missouri, native told Kirk.
“In this last year, I have been dealing with a false accusation from a woman who claims that I impregnated her with twins; we are now a year into that and she was never pregnant.”
Clayton said “it was all a lie” and made a series of claims that questioned his accuser’s credibility.
“She has done this previously to three other men we know; she has been doing this for at least eight years and claimed that they also got her pregnant with twins,” Echard said.
He also said that there are no medical records to justify the accusations made by his accuser.
‘How do we know she made all this up?’ Echard said. ‘Well, the doctors she said she saw, all seven of them, came back and said they had no records on her.
“At one point we did a paternity test that turned up little to no fetal DNA twice because she was never pregnant, and at one point she also sent me an ultrasound video that she also put online.”
Echard said online sleuths on Reddit discovered “24 hours later” that the ultrasound his accuser sent was from “a YouTube video from six years ago.”
He continued, “So it all came back to…she made this whole thing up.”
Clayton said “it was all a lie” and made a series of claims that challenged the credibility of his accuser.
Echard said he had previously dealt with a separate false accusation (from a separate party) that he was able to refute using location services that showed he was geographically located elsewhere; seen in 2022 with Susie Evans
‘She claimed she was pregnant, which was a lie; she claimed that she had had a miscarriage, which was a lie; She claimed, like one of the previous victims, that she had ovarian cancer.
Echard said his accuser has also made sexual assault allegations against him and other men.
“She claimed she was raped,” Echard said. “She said I did that too, after we have evidence and everything has been documented that shows she said we did it consensually, but we didn’t have sex. I want to make that clear.”
Echard added: “So here we are, where she has lied, lied, lied and lied, we have a hearing on June 10 where we hope that justice will be done.”
‘We hope it is determined that she lied. She probably won’t admit it herself, but hopefully the judge will determine it.
Echard said he had previously dealt with a separate false accusation (from a separate party) that he was able to refute using location services that showed he was geographically located elsewhere.
Kirk later compared the situation involving Echard to that of unsigned MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer, with whom Echard said there were “a lot of parallels.”
Echard told Kirk of her case: “I want accountability; I want her to face the consequences of her actions.”
Echard, who played college football at the University of Missouri and was invited to an NFL practice camp in 2016, appeared on ABC’s The Bachelor in early 2022 after appearing on The Bachelorette the year before; seen on The Bachelorette above
Echard said two other men who were involved with the woman will be at his court hearing to support him.
He said he made mistakes in the situation, but believes he can help others falsely accused in certain scenarios, adding that he is not looking to discredit women, but rather for people not to jump to conclusions in similar scenarios until all the facts have been established. been clarified. she revealed.
In March, Us weekly reported that the woman (who was not publicly named at the time) accusing Echard said in a statement: “My pregnancy was definitively confirmed on June 1, 2023 by an urgent care center.”
Echard, who played college football at the University of Missouri and was invited to an NFL practice camp in 2016, appeared on ABC’s The Bachelor in early 2022 after appearing on The Bachelorette the year before.