eventually, her parents, kathy and rick hilton, sent her to multiple so-called emotional growth schools troubled teens. >> before i went to provo canyon school, i was such a free spirit. they stole my childhood. provo canyon school is the worst experience of my entire life. i can't believe that place is even still open and that they're operating. >> what do you remember from provo? >> throwing us against walls. strangling, hitting. >> you talk about having, later, a lingering fear of gynecologists because of some of the stuff that you endured? what was going on? >> late at night, they would take certain girls into a room and do cervical exams with male and female staff. and it was not something that was with a doctor. these were just them doing this late at night to girls. >> did that happen to you? >> yes. >> invasive searches and stuff? >> yes. i think that was just another way for them to have that power over us. and also, i think a lot of them enjoyed it. >> you said they would watch you showering? >> yes, male and female staff would watch the girls shower. >> reporter: paris recent