Prosecutors in Utah have declined to file charges in connection with allegations of domestic violence against “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul.
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The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office said it has declined to charge Paul because of lack of evidence. She was under investigation over claims of domestic violence against ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, police have said.
In a statement, the DA’s office said some of the “misdemeanor offenses” happened more than two years ago and were barred by the statute of limitations.
More recent incidents not barred by the statute of limitations did not rise to the level of being considered crimes, and others lacked evidence, it said.
“The remaining incidents lack sufficient evidence to support filing criminal charges where the state must be able to prove such allegations beyond a reasonable date,” the office said. «Such incidents lack specificity as to when and what actually occurred or corroboration.»
Paul has made similar domestic violence allegations against Mortensen, and both have been the subjects of at least two domestic violence investigations in Utah, authorities have said.
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A spokesperson for the Draper Police Department confirmed last month that there was an open domestic violence investigation into a 2024 incident involving the two, with allegations on both sides.
Representatives for Paul did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. Mortensen did not immediately respond to a request for comment left on his voicemail.
Mortensen and Paul have filed temporary protective orders against each other, as well, according to court records. Paul has three children, one of whom she shares with Mortensen.
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” premiered in 2024 and has depicted the pair’s on-again, off-again relationship.
According to court records, Paul pleaded guilty in abeyance to one charge of aggravated assault related to her 2023 arrest, while four other charges were dismissed. Body camera video of the arrest was shown on the first episode of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
Mortensen has also made allegations of domestic violence against Paul related to incidents in 2024 and May 2025, police have said. In February of this year, both called police and lodged further allegations of domestic violence against each other.
The pair’s contentious relationship has affected the show and its filming, which was paused last month amid new domestic violence probes of Paul. Cast members told ABC executives at a meeting in March that they had concerns about continuing the show if Paul remained involved.
She was scheduled to appear in a new season of “The Bachelorette,” but executives canceled the season after leaked video of a 2023 incident went viral. Mortensen will be edited out of the upcoming season of “Vanderpump Villa,” a source familiar with the show told NBC News.
