Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
Olympic Canoeist Should Paddle Through Community Service
… No Jail Time
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna doesn’t believe in sending Olympic canoeist David Hearn up you-know-what creek without a paddle for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool … advocating for community service instead.
Our TMZDC team caught up with the congresswoman from Florida on Friday … and had to ask her about a judge’s decision to indict Hearn on the felony charge of destruction of federal property worth $1,000 or more.
Rep. Luna says the punishment — if Hearn’s found guilty — shouldn’t be too severe … arguing that he should just do a few hours of community service.
She says DH might have to pay the piper … but tells a story about when she committed some unintentional vandalism as a child — not realizing it’s bad form to write one’s name in freshly poured concrete.
APL says she had to do work a few extra hours at her church … and she learned her lesson. She thinks Hearn deserves pretty much the same — though perhaps slightly more severe given he’s a bit older than she was at the time.
Of course, David Hearn has maintained his innocence … claiming he didn’t peel paint off the reflecting pool like he’s been accused of — he just touched it.
Rep. Luna isn’t totally buying that … arguing a judge wouldn’t indict him with no evidence — especially since there’s a bunch of cameras in the area.
Regardless — if David’s convicted– he’s got at least one member of Congress pushing for leniency!