Paris Hilton says she suffered mental and physical abuse at a boarding school in Utah

Salt Lake City. Paris Hilton he testified about the abuse he says he suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, supporting a bill that seeks to regulate the state’s troubled teen industry.

When she was 17, Hilton went to Provo Canyon School for 11 months, where she says she was mentally and physically abused. She remembered being beaten by staff members, forcing her to take unidentified pills, watching her shower and putting her in isolation without clothing as punishment.

The socialist and reality star also talked about abuse in the documentary “This is Paris” which was released at the end of last year.

Hilton testified at a Senate committee meeting in the Utah Chapter in favor of the bill that would require increased government oversight of residential care centers for youth and will ask them to document themselves when restrictions apply. The move was approved unanimously after the emotional statement of Hilton and several other survivors.

“Talking about something so personal was and still is terrifying”Hilton told the commission. “But I can’t sleep at night knowing that there are other children who are suffering the same abuse as me and that others have passed, and you shouldn’t either.”

Hilton, 39, said the treatment he received was so “traumatic” that he had suffered from nightmares and insomnia for years.

Provo is under new ownership, and management said it could not comment on anything that happened before the change, including when Hilton was there. A statement on the school’s website states that previous owners sold it in 2000.

Since the documentary was released, other celebrities have talked about their experiences at the same or similar school, including his daughter. Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, and the tattoo artist Kat de D.

During his statement, Hilton asked the president Joe Biden and congressional leaders to take action and said they are trying to promote a federal law.

“This is just the first step”Hilton told reporters. “This initiative will certainly help many children, but obviously there is still a lot to do and I will not stop until the change takes place.”