The Mormon Mother who took ‘smooth swinging’ too far has been arrested for domestic violence.
Influencer Taylor Frankie Paul, 28, who has more than four million TikTok followers, was taken into custody by police on Saturday in Herriman, Utaha southern suburb of Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake County Jail records obtained by DailyMail.com show she was booked at 1:56 a.m. and released at 10:35 a.m. on three counts of assault, criminal mischief, and domestic violence in the presence of a child.
Neither the Herriman Police Department nor the city attorney’s office would release details of the charges.
Mother-of-two Influencer Taylor Frankie Paul, 28, was arrested Saturday in suburban Salt Lake City and held for nearly nine hours before being released
She was booked on three felony charges: sexual assault, criminal mischief and domestic violence in the presence of a child
Her friend Dakota Mortensen refused to say what happened. “I’m not even allowed to talk to her,” Mortensen, 30, said
“I have yet to see the file on Taylor Paul,” Assistant District Attorney Matt Brooks told DailyMail.com. “If it gets to my desk, I’ll screen it for potential charges like any other case.”
Mother-of-two Paul was part of a group of Utah couples who indulged in “soft swinging”—a practice of swapping partners, but only with the understanding that they don’t have full sex.
Neither the Herriman Police Department nor the city attorney’s office would release details of the charges against Taylor Frankie Paul
But last year she made a splash when she admitted to breaking the cardinal rule and ended up losing her husband Tate, who divorced her, and most of her friends.
Her new boyfriend Dakota Mortensen told DailyMail.com that Paul had been to a “Galentine’s Party” — a women’s bonding event around Valentine’s Day — on Friday night and that he was going to pick her up and take her back to her house.
“I’m not even allowed to talk to her,” Mortensen, 30, said. “I don’t really want to talk about it, but I want to clarify a few things.
“I didn’t call 911,” he added, saying he thought a neighbor might have called.
Mortensen refused to say what happened after they arrived at the house.
“I’m going to wait for everything to come out before talking about it,” he said.
But then he let go, “She never intentionally hurt anyone.” When he asked for details, he said he didn’t want to go into further detail.
Mortensen, a real estate agent and the boss of a tile company who has his own popular TikTok account where he discusses his recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism, added, “We didn’t argue.”
“I don’t even want the truth to come out. She’s so broken right now. I tried to help her,’ he said. “She’s a good mother, she’s going through a lot in her life right now. Taylor has had a rough time, it’s been a rough year for her. She is wracked with guilt over her cheating scandal that cost her her marriage.”
Mortensen declined to say what prompted her arrest, but let slip: “She never intentionally hurt anyone.” Paul is pictured with daughter Indy, five, and two-year-old son Ocean
Taylor Paul suffered an ectopic pregnancy and lost the child she and Mortensen planned to have together
Mortensen is a real estate agent and tile company boss who has his own popular TikTok account. “I love Taylor very much and want to have a future with her,” he added
Taylor admitted she broke the swinging agreement with her friends early last year: “I got out of that agreement, I messed up there, and I’m obviously losing everything I’ve got.”
Then she had an ectopic pregnancy and lost the child she and Mortensen planned to have together.
She wrote to her followers in December calling 2022 the “sh***iest year of my entire life.”
From a rough marriage, to swinging, to divorce, to the great loss of a family, best friends, my part time children, trying to have another relationship but not being able to let myself be happy, to ectopic pregnancy to deep depression.
“Meanwhile, millions of people have watched everything and given their praise,” she added.
But she said she hoped for a better New Year. “23 is my number, so I think next year will be my year.”
Taylor introduced Mortensen on TikTok last July while still in the middle of her divorce. She and Tate have two young children, Indy, five, and two-year-old Ocean.
Their whirlwind romance lasted for six months before she announced their split after pregnancy.
But soon they were back together. On Jan. 14, they appeared together in a short TikTok video titled “I guess we don’t know any better.”
Mortensen says he thinks the arrest was a rock bottom for Paul and will only make her stronger.
“She needs help, she hasn’t had time to process the end of her marriage. She has a hard time forgiving herself for the swinging scandal. And then she had an ectopic pregnancy.
“I love Taylor very much and want to have a future with her,” he added.
He confirmed that they do not live together and he rents an apartment about 20 miles away from her home in Herriman.
“We’ll just have to run it through the system and see how it plays out.” I have no idea when I’ll be able to see or speak to Taylor again. It could be days, weeks or months.’
Taylor shares two young children, Indy and Ocean, with her ex-husband, Tate
The mother-of-two was part of a group of Utah couples who, she said, indulged in “soft swinging,” but last year made a stir when she admitted she broke the cardinal rule and eventually lost her husband Tate. who divorced her, and most of her friends
Mortensen can be seen in several videos with Taylor’s children, including some shared on his account.
In a Q&A, they recalled how he recently met her ex-husband Tate, who is also believed to be in a new relationship. They commented that Tate is a nice guy and that went well.
Taylor previously noted that she and Tate had other issues in their marriage before they split, but the spinning scandal “was like the tip of the iceberg.”
“Tate has made out with several girls and [done] other things, and I have made out with all husbands and [done] other things,” she added.
She declined to name names, but she emphasized that fans in TikTok Live could easily find out which couples she was referring to.
Taylor made it clear she had nothing to lose and said she and Tate told their families everything that happened. She admitted that her parents are “disgusted” by the revelation.
She insisted she have proof of her swinging claims in the form of videos and texts if she ever needed it.
Taylor also claimed that there are “three friend group splits,” but one of the splits has nothing to do with the swinging situation.
“They’re going to deny it, and that’s fine,” she said. “I speak my truth, and they can speak theirs.”