Paris Hilton testifies to US Congress about childhood abuse

Paris Hilton has called for change to youth treatment facilities and described her own traumatic experience of alleged abuse before a US congressional committee. The American socialite and businesswoman said she was “force-fed medications and sexually abused by staff” after being sent to a private youth facility in Utah as at a teenager. Her testimony shines a light on the so-called “troubled teen industry”.While some children are placed with relatives or foster families, others are sent to treatment centres that are essentially group homes for children – some of whom have complex medical…