Paris Hilton testifies to Congress about childhood abuse

Paris Hilton called for greater federal oversight of youth care programs at a US House of Representatives committee hearing on Wednesday as she described her traumatic experience in youth care facilities. Hilton, 43, the greatgranddaughter of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton, has spoken publicly about the emotional and physical abuse she endured when she was placed in residential youth treatment facilities as a teen. In remarks to the committee on Wednesday, she described being taken from her bed in the middle of the night at age 16 and transported across state lines to a residential facility where she experienced physical and sexual abuse. Hilton first described her experience at a Utah facility which she said has left her with posttraumatic stress disorder that she continues to suffer from in 2021, and has been a vocal advocate for greater oversight of the system. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times Yo