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Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, pleaded not guilty Thursday in D.C. Superior Court to a felony destruction-of-property charge over alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Prosecutors say Hearn removed sealant from the pool bottom on June 19, causing more than $1,000 in damage after a $14.7 million renovation; he was indicted July 2 and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. A judge declined the government’s request to bar Hearn from the Reflecting Pool while the case proceeds.

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