▁or ▁otherwise ▁alter ed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁L och te ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁providing ▁a ▁false ▁claim ▁of ▁a ▁rob ber y ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Olympic ▁Games , ▁and ▁if ▁conv icted ▁could ▁be ▁ja iled ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁months . ▁The ▁charges ▁were ▁later ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁a ▁court , ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁L och te ' s ▁actions ▁" did ▁not ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁fil ing ▁a ▁false ▁crime ▁report ." ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁when ▁appearing ▁on ▁Good ▁Mor ning ▁America , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁uns ure ▁how ▁he ▁would ▁class ify ▁the ▁incident , ▁stating , ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁if ▁I ▁would ▁consider ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁rob ber y , ▁or ▁ext ort ion , ▁or ▁us ▁just ▁pay ing ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁poster ▁being ▁ri pped ." ▁ ▁Investig ative ▁reporting ▁by ▁USA ▁Today , ▁which ▁review ed ▁the ▁security ▁camera ▁t apes , ▁showed ▁that ▁L och te ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁sw imm ers ▁did ▁not ▁enter ▁the ▁bath room ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁v andal izing , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁items ▁pur port edly ▁dam aged ▁inside ▁the ▁bath room ▁were ▁neither ▁dam aged ▁nor ▁recently ▁replaced . ▁ ▁L och te ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁lying ▁about ▁the ▁gas ▁station ▁dispute , ▁and ▁for ▁over shadow ing ▁the ▁on going ▁Olympic