No charges to be filed against Taylor Frankie Paul's ex-boyfriend in Utah case - BERITAJA

Dakota Mortensen, the ex-boyfriend of Taylor Frankie Paul, the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star, will not beryllium charged successful narration to an allegation of home unit this year, the Utah metropolis of Draper said.

In a statement, the metropolis announced the metropolis prosecutor's determination 2 days aft the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office declined to record charges against Paul.

"The Draper City Prosecutor reviewed the DA’s findings and, upon further reappraisal of the Draper Police case, has declined to record immoderate charges against Taylor Frankie Paul aliases Dakota Mortensen related to an investigation of home battle claims," the metropolis said.

Mortensen revenge a title of home unit against Paul connected Feb. 23, and Paul counter-claimed an battle by him.

“After a thorough investigation by Draper Police, the City Prosecutor has wished that location is insufficient corroborating grounds to support filing criminal charges against either party,” the metropolis said successful the statement.

The constabulary section said it "would only prosecute the investigation further if further accusation is provided that supports the prosecution of either party.”

Beritaja has reached retired to representatives for Paul for comment.

Mortensen declined to remark erstwhile he was reached by phone.

In the incident successful February, a friend reported that Paul assaulted Mortensen, according to constabulary records obtained done a Utah nationalist records request.

Mortensen told constabulary that Paul attacked him, grabbed his throat, scratched him and threw objects astatine him, according to Draper constabulary records. Taylor told constabulary that she told Mortensen to time off her location and he refused and that astatine 1 constituent Mortensen grabbed her and deed her caput against the dashboard of his vehicle, according to the constabulary documents.

Police said successful the documents about the investigation that the metropolis charismatic “advised that neither Taylor aliases Dakota are reliable witnesses, pinch some their statements being fraught pinch inconsistencies.”

Police referred the lawsuit to the Utah Division of Child and Family Services, because the couple’s kid was location astatine the time, the metropolis said successful Thursday’s statement.

Allegations of home unit betwixt the mates made headlines past period erstwhile a leaked video from a 2023 incident went viral. The video, posted online by TMZ, appeared to show Paul hurling a chair astatine Mortensen arsenic he protested.

The couple’s on-and-off narration was depicted successful “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” which premiered successful 2024. Filming for play five was paused past month, sources person told Beritaja.

Paul was to beryllium the centerpiece of play 22 of ABC's “The Bachelorette,” but aft the 2023 video was leaked, the web pulled the upcoming season.

Mortensen will beryllium edited retired of the upcoming season of "Vanderpump Villa," a root acquainted pinch the show confirmed to Beritaja.

Draper is simply a metropolis of about 50,000 successful Salt Lake and Utah counties, southbound of Salt Lake City and successful the metropolitan area.