The cost of his long legal battle was more than $38,000 .
By 1963 , following some 15 years of unrelenting pressure from the police and the ABC , Stoumen decided he was no longer able financially to sustain the fight .
The cost of Stoumen 's long legal battle was more than $38,000 .
By 1963 , following some 15 years of unrelenting pressure from the police and the ABC , Stoumen decided he was no longer able financially to sustain the fight .