Disgraced Bachelorette star Taylor Frankie Paul's attorney claimed in court that she had suffered two miscarriages shortly before a domestic violence incident in February involving her ex, Dakota Mortensen.
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Taylor Frankie Paul Faces Miscarriages and Domestic Violence
Disgraced Bachelorette star Taylor Frankie Paul's attorney claimed in court that she had suffered two miscarriages shortly before a domestic violence incident i...
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Paul and Mortensen were face-to-face on Thursday at a hearing in Salt Lake City over the custody of their two-year-old son Ever and they had filed for.
During the hearing, Paul's lawyer brought up the alleged miscarriages – which had not previously come to light – while trying to explain his client's mindset at the time, according to Us Weekly.
'This was a very difficult time in their relationship,' her attorney said, as seen on a livestream of the hearing. 'They were going through some challenges, of course, compounded by the fact that my client was dealing with two recent miscarriages.'
Paul's lawyer said the miscarriages happened prior to Paul and Mortensen's violent confrontation, which began on February 23 and spilled over to the following day.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Paul and Mortensen for comment.
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Disgraced Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul's attorney claimed in a court hearing Thursday that she suffered two miscarriages before a February domestic violence incident, according to Us Weekly; Paul is pictured in court in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday
During the hearing, Paul's lawyer brought up the alleged miscarriages – which had not previously come to light – while trying to explain his client's mindset at the time of the domestic violence incident involving her ex, Dakota Mortensen (pictured together)
At the hearing, Paul and Mortensen were both determined to have been violent in .
District Commissioner Russell Minas told Paul, 31, and Mortensen, 33, that they had displayed 'violence both ways' in the past, according to People.
Court documents obtained by the Daily Mail reveal that Minas granted both Paul and Mortensen's requests for protective orders against each other after the hearing.
Earlier this month, the Salt Lake County DA announced that Paul would not face domestic violence charges over an alleged February incident. Mortensen accused her of choking him, before hitting him and shoving him into a window; Paul is pictured in a 2024 mugshot
Paul shared her jubilant reaction to the District Attorney's decision in an Instagram Stories post from later that day
Paul shared her jubilant reaction to the District Attorney's decision in an Instagram Stories post from later that day.
She posted a photo of a vase filled with colorful flowers that overlooked a white piece of paper with a butterfly drawn on it.
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'Cried when I got the call 🙏,' the former Bachelorette star wrote over the photo. 'THANK YOU to those that have stood with me.'
In his statement, the DA added that Mortensen had 'reported several incidents' involving Paul, but some of them had 'occurred more than three years ago,' while 'Any incidents of misdemeanor offenses which are alleged to have occurred more than two years ago are barred by the statute of limitations.'
Gill also noted that alleged domestic violence incidents that had 'occurred within the statute of limitations have also been reviewed.'
Of those, his office determined that several did 'not rise to the level of criminal offenses,' while he thought the remaining allegations did not have enough evidence for prosecutors to prove the 'allegations beyond a reasonable [doubt]' because of a lack of specificity about when the alleged incidents occurred, as well as a lack of corroborating witnesses or evidence.
'Based on the evidence submitted for screening by the Draper Police Department and West Jordan Police Department, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office declines to file any charges,' Gill added.
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However, he concluded by noting that the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office would be willing to prosecute Paul in the future if additional information were obtained to support a potential conviction.
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