’Force-fed medications and sexually abused’: Paris Hilton testifies before House committee

Paris Hilton, the US socialite and media figure, testified before the House committee on ways and means that she had been ’violently restrained and dragged down hallways, stripped naked and thrown into solitary confinement’ when she was institutionalized as a teenager. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Hilton, an outspoken advocate for better protections for children in youth facilities, said her parents had been ’completely deceived’ about the therapeutic treatment she was receiving. Paris Hilton testifies she was ‘force-fed medications and sexually abused’ while institutionalized as a teen ► The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► Website ► Facebook ► Twitter ► Instagram ► The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► Guardian Australia ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► Guardian Live ► #ParisHilton #TroubledTeenIndustry #TheProgram