aileen le palmer reports. i was in shock. i had no idea that was coming down. vaughn says she woke up to more than 100 text messages. people including fellow abuse survivors letting her know that harvey weinstein's rape conviction in new york was overturned. the court of appeals ruling 4 to 3 that the original trial judge had improperly allowed testimony about weinstein's actions from women who were not part of the legal case against him. it's upsetting and its. >> i'm afraid it will have a chilling effect on other victims coming forward. >> there are dozens of women nationwide who have accused weinstein of misconduct. so vaughn, who was a reporter originally from long island, gave depositions to the prosecution in both the new york and la rape cases. she says weinstein cornered her in a manhattan restaurant in 2007. he, you know, masturbated in front of me. >> and it really have a choice in the matter. i was told to just be quiet. weinstein's attorney said his client is ready to testify at a retrial. the court of appeals >> deserves a tremendous amount of cred