A Greek billionaire has been ordered to pay $4.35 million in damages for sexual battery against a former employee after a California jury heard he 'pulled his pants down and shoved her head into his crotch'.

Media mogul Alki David, 51, had been accused of sexual battery against Lauren Reeves, who worked as a writer and on-air performer for FilmOn, a television network he owns.

During a trial at Los Angeles Superior Court, Reeves testified that David had frequently propositioned her for sex and had grabbed her neck and buttocks.

Reeves, who had also been employed as a talent recruiter for Hologram USA and as on-air talent for Alki David Productions, added that David had once pulled his pants down in his office and shoved her head into his crotch, Law 360 reported.

Alki David, 51, had been accused of sexual battery against Lauren Reeves, who worked as a writer and on-air performer for FilmOn

Throughout the trial, David had been asked to leave the courtroom on numerous occasions as he defended the claims made against him as examples of 'shock' humor.

In once instance, the billionaire had argued that his behaviour was merely making Reeves aware of the shocking nature of the content he would want her to produce for his media companies.

He was also said to have shouted insults at Reeves and her attorney Nathan Goldberg throughout the trial.

Goldberg had initially asked the jury for $30 million, which he claimed was a large enough number to teach the Coca Cola heir a 'lesson'.

During a trial at Los Angeles Superior Court, Reeves testified that David had frequently propositioned her for sex and had grabbed her neck and buttocks

On Tuesday, David was ordered to pay $4.35 million in punitive damages and Reeves was awarded $650,000 in compensatory damages on Friday.

Speaking after the verdict was read, David, who did not appear in court, insisted Reeves will not 'get one cent' of the $5 million she was awarded.

He said: 'This number is absurd. But any award is absurd in this case, which is based on lies.

'I will keep fighting these con artists and I will prevail. We will win this on appeal and I'll say it again: These people will not get one cent out of me.'

In April, David was ordered to pay $8 million in damages to another former employee, Chastity Jones, over accusations of sexual battery and sexual assault.

During the trial, the media mogul had stormed out of the courtroom shouting 'You are a… liar, you are disgusting' as Jones' attorney Lisa Bloom presented evidence.

On Tuesday, David was ordered to pay $4.35 million in punitive damages and Reeves was awarded $650,000 in compensatory damages

In April, David was ordered to pay $8 million in damages to another former employee, Chastity Jones (pictured)

The outburst came immediately after Bloom announced that her client, 42, would be seeking $10million in damages.

A source told DailyMail.com the mogul was angry that the first day of the hearing was biased and all based on the accuser's claims.

In David's wake, Bloom warned the jury they had just captured a glimpse of the Greek's unpredictable temperament.

Ellyn Garofalo, David's attorney, said that Jones only made allegations against the business mogul after she was fired from positions at two of his companies, Hologram USA and FilmOn.TV.

Before that, Garofalo claimed that Jones always spoke very highly of her employer, regularly telling associates that she loved her job working in a 'wild and outrageous place', where sexual innuendo wasn't uncommon.

During the trial, the media mogul had stormed out of the courtroom shouting 'You are a… liar, you are disgusting' as Jones' attorney Lisa Bloom presented evidence

Along with another former sales accountant, Jones first filed a lawsuit against David in February 2017, claiming she was ousted from the companies for 'refusing to have sex' with him.

During the hearing, Bloom detailed a series of alleged instances in which David was deemed to have acted inappropriately towards Jones, making her feel uncomfortable.

Shortly after assuming her sales position in January 2015, Jones claimed that David came up behind her, placed his hands on her shoulders and told her to follow him on Instagram.

The single-mother says she pulled away and said no, but apparently David repeated the interaction several days later.

Bloom showed the jury one of David's alleged Instagram postings containing a photo depicting Caitlyn Jenner with a stunned look on her face with a caption that read, 'When you play with your vagina for the first time.'

As Bloom went on to describe another instance in which her client voiced discomfort, regarding a male stripper dressed as a policeman hired to come to the office, David was heard laughing as Bloom referred to Jones as a 'Christian woman'.