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‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in recent fights with ex-partner

Nbcwashington · · 629 words · By Hannah Schoenbaum; Andrew Dalton; The Associated Press
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Taylor Frankie Paul, a star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives " and a recently scrubbed season of “The Bachelorette,” will not be charged in a pair of February fights with her former partner, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.

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What happened

Taylor Frankie Paul, a star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives " and a recently scrubbed season of “The Bachelorette,” will not be charged in a pair of February fights with her former partner, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.

Why it matters

Police in the Salt Lake City suburbs of Draper City and West Jordan have been investigating claims of domestic violence from Paul's ex-partner Dakota Mortensen, the father of her 2-year-old son.

Common ground

Paul has also made allegations against Mortensen, but those were not addressed in the documents.

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Claim 1: “Paul’s attorney said Mortensen deliberately created the situation by holding their child as a 'human shield.' Mortensen's attorney, Daniela Diaz, argued that Paul uses their son 'as a pawn to start fights.'”
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Claim 2: “Swinyard said Mortensen slammed Paul’s head into the dashboard and punched her in the leg, and provided photos she took of her bruises.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to verify Swinyard's account of Mortensen's actions.
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Claim 3: “Several incidents that were submitted do not rise to the level of criminal offenses. The remaining incidents lack sufficient evidence to support filing criminal charges”
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Claim 4: “Paul has also made allegations against Mortensen, but those were not addressed in the documents.”
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Web search results confirm both parties leveled mutual allegations, but Paul's claims were not included in the DA's official documents.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is an American reality television series created for Hulu. The series follows a group of Utah-based TikTok influencers, known as "MomTok", as they navigate the complex…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taylor Frankie Paul (born May 23, 1994) is an American reality television personality and social media influencer. She is a cast-member of the Hulu series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and was sche…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Frankie_Paul
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twenty-second season of The Bachelorette was planned to premiere on March 22, 2026. The season was to feature 31-year-old Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star, influencer, and single mom from He…
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Claim 5: “Mortensen said in his request for a protective order that Paul threw a drink at him as they argued in a truck to not wake children who were sleeping inside Paul’s home.”
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Claim 6: “Eric Swinyard, a lawyer for Paul, argued at an April 7 hearing that Mortensen was the aggressor in one of the February fights that the lawyer called 'the truck tussle.'”
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Claim 7: “A court-appointed attorney for their son, Ever, said another video from May of last year shows Paul pushing Mortensen and shouting at him to get out of her house while he is holding the boy. The lawyer, Michael McDonald, said at the April 7 hearing, 'that makes me very nervous about her ability to control herself.'”
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Claim 8: “Taylor Frankie Paul, a star of 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' and a recently scrubbed season of 'The Bachelorette,' will not be charged in a pair of February fights with her former partner, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office declined charges for Taylor Frankie Paul in February fights with Dakota Mortensen, citing evidentiary issues.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside elections to the Salt Lake County Council. Incumbent Democratic mayor Jenny Wilson was re-elected to a second full te…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A general election will be held in Salt Lake County, Utah, on November 3, 2026, to elect various county-level positions. Primary elections will be held on June 23.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salt Lake County is located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,185,238, making it the most populous county in Utah. Its county seat and largest city i…
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Claim 9: “A different fight between the couple in 2023 prompted ABC to make the unprecedented move of shelving an already-filmed season of 'The Bachelorette' after video of the altercation leaked last month.”
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Claim 10: “Police in the Salt Lake City suburbs of Draper City and West Jordan have been investigating claims of domestic violence from Paul's ex-partner Dakota Mortensen, the father of her 2-year-old son.”
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Three web search results independently state that Draper and West Jordan police are investigating domestic violence allegations between Paul and Mortensen.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jordan Stolz (born May 21, 2004) is an American long track speed skater and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Stolz won the 500 meters to become th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TRAX is a light rail system operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), serving much of the Salt Lake Valley in Utah, United States. It has 52 stations on a network of three lines that converge in S…
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Claim 11: “The couple’s fiery relationship was heavily featured on 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' from its 2024 debut, and it was central to Paul becoming a reality star. The series premiere featured police body camera footage of her 2023 arrest.”
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Claim 12: “The pair has filed dueling petitions for protective orders against one another that will be the subject of an upcoming hearing.”
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Claim 13: “Eleven fights between Paul and Mortensen were under examination in their protective order requests.”
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Claim 14: “The decline in charges does not have a direct effect on Mortensen’s protective order against Paul, which has been temporarily granted and could become long-term at an April 30 hearing.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the status of the protective order hearing.
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Claim 15: “She noted that some reported incidents occurred more than three years ago and fell outside the legal time frame for review.”
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Claim 16: “Paul’s broader domestic situation spurred her castmates to ask that production of the next season of Hulu's 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' be put on pause.”
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Claim 17: “In the video from 2023, Paul appeared to punch, kick and throw chairs at Mortensen while her young daughter watched and cried. Paul was charged with aggravated assault and other offenses, including domestic violence in the presence of a child. She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge, and the other counts were dismissed.”
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