US president condemns woman charged with vandalizing WWII memorial in Washington
A woman faces federal charges after allegedly defacing the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, as the US president and officials denounce the act.
A woman was arrested and charged with two felony offenses for vandalizing the National World War Two Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC. Federal prosecutors announced that Melissa L Farris faces felony charges for depredation against property of the United States and destruction of veterans' memorials, which carry a potential ten-year prison sentence.
The memorial was found with graffiti scrawled on it and the pool polluted with soapy bubbles. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, representing the District of Columbia, made the announcement, stating that the attack on the sacred monument honoring Americans who fought and died for freedom is despicable. The Friends of the National World War II Memorial expressed that the site should not be used for political expression, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars called the act "an act of profound disrespect."
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