New Biography Indicates Lynch Was Raped by Captors By William Branigin. Even though she has no recollection of the attack, what does this say about her presence in the army? What does her whole case say about the presence of women in the army? I thought women were supposed to be the equals of men--why all the fuss, then? (When men get captured, it's not nearly as big news.) I guess we need a new kind of war that takes women's needs into special consideration.