Climate protesters indicted for defacing Degas exhibit at National Gallery.

Two climate change protesters from Declare Emergency group are facing federal charges for vandalizing the display case of a famous sculpture by Edgar Degas at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The protesters smeared red and black paint on the case and pedestal of “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” causing $2,400 in damage. The charges carry a sentence of up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. The exhibit needed to be removed from public display for 10 days for repairs before being made available again.