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Taylor Frankie Paul will not face new charges following investigations into domestic violence allegations conducted by Utah authorities.
The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office decided not to file charges after two separate investigations conducted by the Draper Police Department and the West Jordan Police Department, the office announced Tuesday, according to Salt Lake Tribune.
“Given the defendant’s high profile, the cases were reviewed by multiple attorneys,” the statement read.
Photography on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives He was temporarily suspended in March following an alleged domestic incident between Paul and her ex-husband, Dakota Mortensen, which was under investigation by the Draper City Police Department. 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. (Paul was previously arrested in 2023 for another incident with Mortensen.)
ABC 4 in Salt Lake City confirmed 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 news of the investigation linked to the alleged February incident was announced, a video of the events leading up to Paul’s arrest in 2023 was leaked to TMZ On March 19, the reality star was shown throwing barstools at Mortensen while her daughter was present. A few hours later, ABC pulled Paul’s planned season Bachelorettewhich was scheduled to premiere on March 22.
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. (Paul was also granted eight hours of supervised visitation with their shared son, Ever True, on April 7.)
And in Paul’s file that he obtained Hollywood ReporterIt 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 was 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.
THR He reached out to Paul’s representatives for comment, but did not hear back by press time.
On March 20, NBC News reported via a Zoom call Mormon wives The cast was with Disney executives, where they expressed concerns about continuing to film with Paul amid the allegations. 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.
Since ABC decided to pull Paul Bachelorette season, the network has not shared an update on the status of the anticipated 22nd installment. In a statement shared by a Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson confirming the news at the time, they noted that “we have made the decision not to move forward with a new season of the series.” Bachelorette At this time, and Our focus is on supporting the family, although they have not clarified whether the entire season will be canceled entirely.
THR ABC and Hulu have reached out for comment.
