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Taylor Frankie Paul has responded to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announcing that they will not file charges against her following two separate investigations into domestic violence allegations..
“Here come the ugly parts of what healing actually looks like,” she began a long post Sunday on Instagram. “If you know me, you know I will admit my parts, my flaws and my mistakes. I’m well aware that this is far from it. We’ll get there. These public atrocities that I lived through not just once, but twice now, on a larger scale, were ultimately the cost of my freedom. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemies or even those who spread this. I cried on my knees in pain while also saying thank you 🙏🏼.”
Ball then admitted that she was still feeling the emotional effects of everything that happened and shared some of the symbolism she saw in the timing of learning that the charges had been dropped.
She continued: “We have a road ahead, but regardless of being forever freed from a certain hell, I have not been able to find a way out of it.” “Figuratively, someone witnessed me bleeding and poured salt over me… somehow I’m still here.. as we can barely see because I believe God stopped me and sent help as well as an army which makes me cry because, thank you all who supported me even without full context 🙏🏼 God no doubt had a hand in this because after waiting for 7 weeks on the exact 7th day I got the call and all charges were dropped. These are his symbolic numbers for his plans I’m nervous to see what he has in store… The steps we go through Moving forward is the same basics, we work on eating, movement, rest, and retraining the nervous system, and I’m going to share that process with you, because if my worst is shared, I’d rather share the rebuilding process with you as well.
The post included three personal photos of Paul, hiding her face with her phone.
In another post on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, Ball wrote: “I was diagnosed with PTSD about 2 years ago which I now assume is PTSD.” [complex post-traumatic stress disorder]…by more than one therapist for everyone who assumes the diagnosis.”
In March, it was reported The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives She temporarily halted filming following an alleged domestic incident in February between Paul and her ex-husband Dakota Mortensen that the Draper City Police Department was investigating. On March 25, it was later revealed that Ball was under investigation for a third alleged domestic violence incident involving her and Mortensen in 2024, which was led by the West Jordan Police Department. (Previously, Paul was arrested in 2023 for another incident with Mortensen, and the fallout was documented in the first season of the series.) Mormon wives.)
ABC 4 in Salt Lake City confirmed on April 14 that the district attorney will not file charges against Paul in any of those alleged incidents. The outlet noted that because the incidents occurred more than three years ago, the statute of limitations for those events has expired, according to the DA.
The events that occurred within the statute of limitations reportedly “lack sufficient evidence to support criminal charges as the state must be able to prove such allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.”
“Such incidents lack specificity as to when and what actually occurred or corroboration,” the Salt Lake City District Attorney’s report notes, according to ABC 4. “Based on the evidence submitted for examination by the Draper Police Department and the West Jordan Police Department, the Salt Lake City District Attorney’s Office declines to file any charges.”
After the investigation linked to the alleged February incident was announced, a video of the events leading up to Paul’s 2023 arrest was leaked to TMZ on March 19. The video showed Paul throwing barstools at Mortensen while her daughter was present; A few hours later, ABC pulled Paul’s service Bachelorette The season was scheduled to air on March 22.
After the network revealed the decision, Paul’s representative issued a statement thanking ABC for their support.
“Taylor is extremely grateful for ABC’s support as she prioritizes the safety and security of her family,” a spokesperson for Paul said in a statement. Hollywood Reporter. “After years of silently suffering severe mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor finally gained the strength to confront her accuser and take the necessary steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from further harm.”
On April 7, Paul and Mortensen appeared in court regarding his current protective order against Mormon wives star. An hour before their appearance, Paul filed a temporary restraining order against Mortensen, which was granted.
And in Paul’s file that he obtained THRIt alleges that Mortensen has a “pattern of abusive behavior and coercive control.” She recounted several alleged incidents in the dossier, and claimed that this was the premiere of her season Bachelorette As she got closer, Dakota “became increasingly possessive.”
During the February 23 incident, which is under investigation, Ball alleged that Mortensen came to her home where her three children were sleeping to talk about their relationship, a day after they got into a verbal altercation about the same topic, got into his car to talk, and drove away without her consent.
In the filing, Ball claims she “begged him to take me home, but he continued to drive away,” they began arguing, and then Mortensen “became physically violent.”
“The two parties argued and Dakota assaulted Taylor by hitting her head on the dashboard of his truck and hitting her knee and elbow,” the filing said, which also included photos of Paul’s bruises and screenshots of text messages between the two.
On March 20, NBC News reported via a Zoom call Mormon wives The cast was with Disney executives, where they expressed their concerns about continuing to film with Paul. A source close to the situation said THR The casting call was held with Disney executives so the executives could inform the women that the show would be on pause amid their own investigations. The women were told to pause filming for Season 5 until production investigations, separate from law enforcement investigations, concluded.
