A Kentucky woman, Melissa Farris, has been indicted by a federal grand jury over the alleged defacing of Washington’s World War II Memorial. The case matters because the memorial commemorates Americans who served and died in the Second World War, and prosecutors have described the alleged damage as an attack on a significant national monument.

Farris faces two charges: destruction of a veterans’ memorial and destruction of government property. Authorities allege she sprayed the words “Clean hands, dirty money” in bright pink paint and put bubble soap into the memorial fountain; restoration costs had already exceeded $1,000. She allegedly admitted her involvement in a Facebook Live before surrendering after the incident, while prosecutors say the charges could carry penalties of up to ten years’ imprisonment.