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Ex-Olympian charged over alleged reflecting pool damage

NPR | By Juliana Kim
Published July 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT

The Trump administration has indicted a former Olympian over damage to the National Mall's reflecting pool. A lawyer for David Hearn says he's innocent.

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Juliana Kim is a weekend reporter for Digital News, where she adds context to the news of the day and brings her enterprise skills to NPR's signature journalism.
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