Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges Dropped With 'Flawed Installation' Blamed
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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, is moving to dismiss the felony destruction of property charge against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn after stating that the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was actually “the result of flawed installation by the contractor.”
Pirro’s office submitted the motion after Hearn had pleaded not guilty earlier this month. He was accused of tearing out sections of the newly installed blue sealant at the bottom of the pool following its multimillion dollar refurbishment.
But Friday's court filing found that the bottom of the Reflecting Pool had “[a]lmost immediately” begun peeling after the work was completed.
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