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Former Olympian denies vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool after arrest

Davey Hearn says he was simply touching the new paint at the site out of curiosity and did not remove or alter it.

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What happened Davey Hearn says he was simply touching the new paint at the site out of curiosity and did not remove or alter it.
The headline split The center frames it as "Former Olympian denies vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool after arrest". The right frames it as "Who is David Hearn? US Olympian who denies vandalizing Reflecting Pool after viral arrest".
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CenterFormer Olympian denies vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool after arrest

BBC World · Center · News report

Right / center-rightWho is David Hearn? US Olympian who denies vandalizing Reflecting Pool after viral arrest

Fox News · Center-right · News report

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BBC WorldNews report · Jun 21, 7:16 AM

Former Olympian denies vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool after arrest

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Davey Hearn says he was simply touching the new paint at the site out of curiosity and did not remove or alter it.

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Fox NewsNews report · Jun 21, 11:58 AM

Who is David Hearn? US Olympian who denies vandalizing Reflecting Pool after viral arrest

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Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, denies accusations of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after being arrested by U.S. Park Police.

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