Taylor Frankie Paul alleges 'pattern of abusive conduct' with ex Dakota Mortensen - BERITAJA

Taylor Frankie Paul is telling her broadside of the story.

In a declaration attached to a impermanent protective bid revenge against her ex-boyfriend successful Utah tribunal connected Tuesday, Paul elaborate 4 incidents of home violence, which she allegedly suffered astatine the hands of Dakota Mortensen. One of those incidents sparked a downward spiral successful some their individual lives and careers connected screen.

"I americium not perfect. I person owned my mistakes, but Dakota is an abusive individual who refuses to return accountability," the reality prima wrote successful the declaration of the protective order. "I desperately request protection from Dakota aliases other his abuse, some beingness and emotional, will continue."

Mortensen has antecedently accused Paul of aggregate instances of home violence.

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" prima and leader of "MomTok" elaborate alleged unit connected May 27, 2025; February 14-17, 2026; and February 22-23, 2026, successful the declaration.

Mortensen has not been charged successful relationship pinch immoderate of the incidents. Lawyers for Mortensen declined to remark connected the caller filing Tuesday.

Reports of the about caller incident raised interest among "Mormon Wives" formed members and executives, and led to the cast's unanimous determination to pause filming for play 5 of the show until a ineligible resolution.

An audio signaling of a telephone telephone betwixt formed members and execs was shared pinch Beritaja connected March 19, confirming that decision-making process. On the call, aggregate formed members expressed concerns about continuing to movie pinch Paul.

Days aft that news was reported, TMZ released a video of Paul appearing to onslaught Mortensen during a 2023 incident for which she faced charges. The video prompted ABC to pull Paul's upcoming play of "The Bachelorette."

The adjacent day, Mortensen revenge his ain protective bid against Paul, giving him superior custody of their shared kid until the 2 could meet successful tribunal connected Tuesday.

At Tuesday's hearing, Commissioner Russell Minas ordered supervised parental visits for Paul earlier she and Mortensen meet again successful tribunal April 30.

Paul alleges repeated maltreatment by Mortensen

Paul started her declaration by stating the evident for fans of the Hulu reality series: "Mine and Dakota’s narration has been tumultuous, pinch respective periods successful which we person based on aliases outright surgery up."

She wrote that Mortensen realized their narration was complete successful February, "which led him to return actions that frightened maine and made maine fearfulness for my safety."

After Paul was selected arsenic "The Bachelorette," she said Mortensen "became progressively possessive," texting her aft promotional spots for the show aired to show her he still loves her — communications she characterized arsenic "unsolicited by me."

On Feb. 17, 2026, Mortensen texted Paul a photograph of her initials — "TFP" — tattooed wrong his lip, she said.

"Considering his progressively jealous and erratic behavior, and considering the truth that we were not successful a relationship, this was highly alarming," Paul wrote successful the declaration. "My initials are now permanently tattooed connected the assemblage of a man who has been abusive toward and jealous of me."

Days later, connected Feb. 22, Paul said Mortensen came to her location pinch their boy Ever to talk their relationship. She said that aft immoderate time, she asked him to leave, but he refused and became hostile.

"When we reason and he refuses to time off my house, it puts maine connected edge, partially owed to the utmost size and spot disparity betwixt us, this worries me," she said, noting that Mortensen weighs about 200 pounds, and she weighs 95.

Paul said Mortensen intimidated her by calling 911 and threatening to make mendacious allegations erstwhile she demanded that he leave. Instead, Mortensen told constabulary that he had a interest about their "sick" child, she said, noting that it was clear that the telephone was made to intimidate her — thing she admitted was "successful."

Mortensen near but returned later that time pinch their son, Paul said. When she refused to "hang out," Mortensen, again, left.

In her declaration, Paul wrote that later that night, "The Bachelorette" societal media accounts started teasing thing coming "tomorrow," and that Mortensen past sent a "string of unsettling matter messages."

“I conscionable consciousness truthful lost,” 1 of Mortensen's texts said, according to Paul's declaration.

Mortensen returned to Paul's location early Feb. 23, she said. They said extracurricular successful his motortruck because her 3 children were dormant successful the house.

Paul said that Mortensen started to thrust disconnected while she was successful the vehicle. She said she asked him to bring her home, but he kept driving and their fighting continued.

Paul alleged successful her declaration that Mortensen "grabbed my caput and slammed it against the dashboard," causing a bruise. She said she tried to push him disconnected and propulsion away, but Mortensen pulled her toward him.

He drove her location but came backmost 10 minutes later, "looking for sex," and lingering extracurricular her window, Paul said successful her declaration.

She said Mortensen called the police only "after assaulting maine and only having his demands for activity denied."

Paul wrote successful the declaration that "we each allege that we were physically assaulted by the other," which is reflected successful a connection from a constabulary spokesperson successful Draper, Utah. The spokesperson told Beritaja that officials are investigating claims of home unit against the pair, pinch allegations successful some directions.

Police successful West Jordan, Utah, besides said they are reviewing an unfastened home unit investigation into an alleged 2024 incident that Mortensen reported and has allegations only against Paul.

In tribunal Tuesday, an lawyer for Paul said Draper constabulary person decided not to record charges against Paul aliases Mortensen successful the Feb. 22-23 case. The Draper Police Department and the Salt Lake County District Attorney's agency did not instantly respond to requests for much accusation connected imaginable charges.

Paul elaborate an alleged "pattern of abuse" by Mortensen that she said includes stalking, harassing and beingness abuse, arsenic good arsenic "love bombing" and nationalist humiliation.

"I was very excited to beryllium the adjacent Bachelorette," Paul said successful her declaration. The first section was group to aerial March 22, but Paul said ABC yanked the play connected March 19 aft TMZ published the video of Paul appearing to onslaught Mortensen successful 2023.

In the declaration, Paul said Mortensen is the person who leaked the video to TMZ.

Paul pleaded blameworthy successful abeyance to 1 complaint of aggravated battle successful relationship pinch the 2023 incident. The different 4 charges were dropped.

Paul said she nary longer wants interaction pinch Mortensen.

"Dakota’s actions, some his nationalist embarrassment of maine and his maltreatment successful private, person been devastating," Paul wrote successful the declaration. "I americium truthful tired of his beingness and affectional abuse."