Cypriot Billionaire Alki David who was born in Nigeria Faces $58M Damage Award in Sex Harassment Case

Billionaire Alki David was hit with more than $58 million in damages after a jury found him liable for battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment against a former employee in the latest lawsuit targeting the owner of several media companies, the plaintiff’s attorney said.


Jurors on Monday awarded $50 million in punitive damages to Mahim Khan, a former production assistant who worked at his Los Angeles-based firms, attorney Gloria Allred said.
The same panel last week awarded $8.25 million in compensatory damages.
Khan alleged in her lawsuit that in 2014 David thrust his pelvis into her face and simulated oral sex. Allred disclosed the name of her client in a news release.

“I hope the punitive damages verdict sends a message to Alki David to never, ever think of violating another woman’s body,” Khan said in a statement provided by Allred’s office.

David plans an appeal. In a statement Monday, he denied the claim and accused the judge of blocking witnesses who would have exonerated him.

“This trial proves that not only is the system broken. It’s in a state of emergency. It’s an emergency for employment law, for business and innovation in the state of California,” the statement said.

Alki David he was born In Nigeria his parents from Cyprus and lives here in the UK. David offered $1m to anyone who was foolhardy enough to streak in front of President Obama last year. 

He was taken up on his challenge by a Philadelphia man. There was some dispute over whether the President had seen him but David apparently settled for a $100,000 payout. David, who has appeared as heavies and the like in films or TV series in Britain, runs FilmOn, a patented live-streaming Internet business, allowing access to live HDTV streaming via PCs, televisions and cell phones. London-based FilmOn listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange in February 2009 valued at £587m. David had a controlling 80% stake. David is a member of the prominent Cypriot Leventis family. His late father, Andrew A David, was the managing director of the Leventis-David group, a family business which owns bottling plants for Coca-Cola in 28 countries. 

source-Parikiaki