A new state law in New York will make it easier for prosecutors to prove rape charges in court, by expanding the legal definition.

For one woman in particular, this is a moment that has been a very long time in coming.

Lydia Cuomo was just 25 when she was attacked by an NYPD police officer in 2011 while on her way to work. She and Assemblymember Catalina Cruz joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk about the long fight to get the Rape is Rape Act passed in the state.

A warning, this story includes detailed language about sex crimes.