Judge permanently blocks Jeanine Pirro from pursuing charges against former Olympian in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro will no longer be able to bring charges against former Olympian David Hearn after a Washington, D.C., Superior Court judge dismissed the Reflecting Pool vandalism case with prejudice.

Judge Todd Edelman filed an order on Thursday to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning the case is permanently closed and federal prosecutors can’t bring the same charges against Hearn ever again.

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