Taylor Frankie Paul is currently in the middle of a wave of good news after prosecutors declined to press domestic violence charges against her. However, the details of the physical altercation between her and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen continue to be revealed.
In Paul’s March witness statement in the dropped case, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star alleges that Mortensen has a long history of sabotaging her.
In documents from the Draper County Police Department obtained by Us Weekly, Paul alleged “Dakota has a history of creating these situations and there is a pattern of him trying to sabotage anything big or exciting happening with my life,” she said in her March 4 witness statement.
“Things like a new season [of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’] coming out or in this case the trailers for ‘The Bachelorette’ starting to run always seem to set him off,” she continued.
The reality star also claimed that Mortensen continued to text her about falling in love on “The Bachelorette.”
“His messages to me talked about how he can’t watch me fall in love with the rest of the world and give other men a side of me he’s craved every day,” Paul alleged in the statement. “He is the one coming to my home, begging for us to be together, and now claiming that I assaulted him.”
Fans realized on Thursday, April 23, that Paul deactivated her Instagram and TikTok accounts.
A source close to Paul told PEOPLE that her decision to deactivate her accounts is not permanent.
Text Messages Revealed Mortensen Asked Paul For Sex After Physical Altercation Left Her Bloodied
In text messages obtained by TMZ on April 16, Mortensen asked Paul if she wanted to have sex with him after the two were involved in a physical altercation, a request which she firmly declined.
“You don’t wanna f-ck?,” Mortensen texted Paul on February 22. She responded with a clown emoji and replied “F-ck? My nose won’t stop sushing blood. The f-ck is wrong with you.”
Mortensen then responded to her rejection saying that she previously mentioned sex in a prior phone call. However, she corrected his recollection of events, “I said talk the f-ck.”
Mortensen replied with a series of angry texts, culminating with him writing to Paul, “GOODBYE. F-ck your abuse,” to which she replied “F-ck YOURS.” Mortensen then added, “See ya in court.”
The ‘Mormon Wives’ Star Was Granted A Temporary Restraining Order
On April 8, Paul was granted a temporary restraining order against ex Mortensen, alleging that he was physically abusive toward her, which is the same claim he made when filing an identical protective order against her that was also granted by a judge.
According to the court documents, Mortensen is not allowed within 100 yards of Paul until their next court hearing later this month.
The documents also reveal that Mortensen cannot email, text, call, or otherwise communicate with Paul. During the upcoming court hearing, the court will determine if a permanent restraining order should be put in effect against either of them.
Production Welcomes Paul Back To The Show When She Feels Ready
Per The Hollywood Reporter, the “Mormon Wives” production team is letting Paul take the lead on when (and in what capacity) she wants to return to the show.
An inside source close to her also revealed to the outlet that production continues to remain supportive of Paul, and is ready to film with her at her own pace “if and when she is ready.”
Paul previously shut down claims from PEOPLE that the show would resume production without her, writing in the Instagram comments of the post, “Interesting, that’s not the call I got.”
