“A Boise, Idaho, father [Eugene Eliason] sued the [LDS] Church for $28 million in 1983, claiming the Church’s strict moral teachings against masturbation had so depressed his adolescent son [Kip Eliason] that the boy tried three times, with eventual success, to commit suicide.”
“Father’s Lawsuit Blames LDS for Son’s Suicide” (Salt Lake City, UT: The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 March 1983), C2.