Paris Hilton's emotional open letter on physical and sexual abuse she suffered as she calls on House reps to pass bill to end institutional child abuse
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Paris Hilton has carried 'deep unspoken pain' after suffering physical and sexual abuse, she revealed in an emotional letter urging the House of Representatives to pass legislation aimed at ending institutional child abuse. In an emotional Instagram post Monday morning, the model opened up about living with the 'weight of the trauma' and abuse she endured as a teenager at a youth residential treatment center.
![[Hilton, who has lobbied for the passing of The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act over the last three years, is headed back to Washington DC today to meet with House members. Hilton (pictured during a US House Committee on Ways and Means hearing in June 2024) added it was 'urgent' for the House to 'pass this bill in the next week before the end of this year's session, or else the bill will die']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/15/93196879-14197637-image-a-77_1734361671831.jpg)
Hilton, 43, shared how she was 'physically restrained, sexually abused, isolated, overmedicated and stripped of my dignity' while at the center, but added that the 'nightmares' and 'shame' continued long after she left the facility. The Hilton hotels heiress, who has lobbied for the passing of The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act over the last three years, said sharing her story is 'the hardest thing I've ever done, but it's also been the most powerful'.
![[In an emotional Instagram post Monday morning, the model opened up about living with the 'weight of the trauma' and abuse she endured as a teenager at a youth residential treatment center]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/15/93196907-14197637-image-m-81_1734361754058.jpg)
She called on the House to join the Senate, which unanimously passed the bill last Wednesday, and 'pass my bill THIS WEEK'. 'To every member of the House: Think of the children who can't speak for themselves. They're counting on you. Let's turn pain into purpose and protect the most vulnerable among us,' she wrote.
![[Paris Hilton testified on Capitol Hill in June (pictured) about the devastating experience she suffered at Provo Canyon School in Utah in the 1990s as she advocated for sweeping reforms to the foster and youth rehab system]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/15/93197163-14197637-image-a-82_1734361891076.jpg)
Hilton added: 'Silence doesn't heal - it protects the people that caused the harm.'. She is headed back to Washington DC today to meet with House members, ABC News reported. Hilton added it was 'urgent' for the House to 'pass this bill in the next week before the end of this year's session, or else the bill will die'.
![[Hilton has claimed that she endured emotional, physical and sexual abuse as a teenager, while attending Provo Canyon School (pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/15/93196897-14197637-image-a-86_1734361943988.jpg)
