Hollywood actress Sarah Hyland shares her horrifying story of being sexually assaulted when she was in high school

"Modern Family" star Sarah Hyland has opened up about her sexual assault that happened when she was in high school.

The 27-year-old actor shared her horrifying ordeal in a Twitter post, using the hashtag #whyididntreport.

"He was a friend. It was New Year's Eve my senior year of high school. Everyone was drunk. He broke in to the bathroom I was in," she wrote.

"I hoped it was a dream but my ripped tights in the morning proved otherwise. I thought no one would believe me. I didn't want to be called dramatic. After all I didn't say no. Shock can do that to a person," she added.

In the past few days, a number of celebrities like Mira Sorvino, Ashley Judd and Cara Delevingne, have used the 'Why I Didn't Report' hashtag to explain why they did not report being sexually assaulted.

(PTI)