The US Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment shows the damage was not intentional but resulted from a flawed installation by the contractor and the rush to complete the project before events tied to the America 250 celebration around Independence Day. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a Trump appointee, acknowledged that the peeling sealant was the result of a botched installation. Hearn, a former US Olympian, had faced charges over the damage. The move to drop the case comes after new evidence emerged, according to the filing. The Justice Department's decision effectively ends the prosecution, though the filing is part of a formal dismissal process. No further details about the contractor or the scope of the damage were provided in the reports.