PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a woman who a judge said falsely accused a former star of reality TV show “The Bachelor” of being pregnant with twins.

Laura Owens filed a paternity lawsuit against Clayton Echard in August of last year. Echard has denied the allegations and said the two never had sex. Owens later claimed she had a miscarriage, but a family court judge found her claims to be false and ordered the county prosecutor's office to review Owens' actions.

“I spoke with one of the investigators working on this investigation this morning to give us an update and it appears they are moving forward on a fast track,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said. “They've been talking to a lot of people and, as you can imagine, gathering information from a variety of sources, medical courts, etc., and they're busy working on that.”

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Judge Julie Mata was the Family Court judge who presided over the paternity claim hearing. Judge Mata issued an unprecedented 19-page decision after the case, determining that Owens knowingly made false allegations and noting that Owens engaged in a similar, if not identical, pattern of behavior.

Echard told 12News she has gotten to know some of the other men who Owens has accused of impregnating her.

“Indeed, she is facing possible criminal prosecution, which is to be expected given that she has been engaging in this conduct for nearly 10 years,” Echard said.

Mitchell said it's not uncommon for cases to be sent to her office from family court, but they're usually for perjury reasons.

“Obviously the nature of this case is exceptional,” Mitchell said.

Owens admitted to falsifying medical records during a hearing this summer but continued to maintain her pregnancy was legitimate. Her lawyer, David Gingras, said he plans to appeal the judge's decision.