Lynch biography refers to rape

The authorized biography of former prisoner-of-war Pfc. Jessica Lynch says she was raped by her Iraqi captors, a family spokesman said Thursday.

“The book does cover the subject,” spokesman Stephen Goodwin told the Associated Press. “It’s a very difficult subject.”

The book -- “I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story” -- is being released by Knopf publishing on Tuesday, Veterans Day. Reporter Rick Bragg, who wrote the book, tells Lynch’s story.

Medical records cited in the book indicate that she was raped, the New York Daily News reported in its Thursday editions. Officials have said Lynch has no memory of her ordeal.