Taylor Frankie Paul, Dakota Mortensen Granted Mutual Protective Orders

A Utah judge has granted mutual protective orders to “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. The former couple appeared in a Salt Lake City courtroom Thursday to discuss the protective orders that resulted from domestic violence charges and allegations, according to the Salt Lake City Tribune. The custody of their 2-year-old son was also under scrutiny.

Paul and Mortensen will need to stay 100 feet away from each other, commissioner Russell Minas ruled. Though they aren’t criminal protective orders, arrests can still be made if any incidents occur. “This is a very toxic relationship,” the commissioner said. “If I don’t order both of them to stay away from each other, there will be additional problems.”

Meanwhile, Jessi Draper, who also stars on “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” filed a statement to the court saying Mortensen confided in her about his plan to leak videos of Paul to TMZ with the aim of humiliating her. Paul’s attorney, Eric Swinyard, said the statement stems from a conversation Mortensen had with Draper, her now-estranged husband and another man days before TMZ’s video that led to ABC canceling Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette.” The video showed Paul throwing chairs at Mortensen, with one of them hitting a child.

Swinyard issued a statement after the hearing, saying, “Today’s hearing was a significant step forward as the Court entered protective orders requiring that Taylor’s ex-partner stays far away from her. Taylor was incredibly candid with the Court that she is not perfect and owned her faults, which is in direct contrast to how the other party presented their argument, despite evidence and input from law enforcement that showed otherwise.

“Taylor feels solidarity with the many survivors who have endured similar hardships behind closed doors and shared only part of their stories, and she remains grateful for the outpouring of support she continues to receive. She looks forward to continuing to cooperate with the Court to make progress in the custody case,” the statement concluded.

Draper’s statement said that Mortensen was in her basement in March, and was upset about police “not doing anything” about reports he had made. He said he was going to “take matters into his own hands to embarrass Taylor,” said Swinyard.

Mortensen “specifically told Ms. Draper that he planned on leaking embarrassing videos of Taylor to the press, starting with the barstool video,” Swinyard told the Salt Lake City Tribune. “He specifically named TMZ as the outlet and a few days later, that exact video was released by TMZ.”