By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent THE City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWD) yesterday said it was looking into last week’s murder of a teenager in a hotel in Lapasan, and see whether or not the victim’s parents could be held liable. Nena (not her real name), a minor, was found brutally killed inside a toilet of a hotel room past midnight July 12. The case highlighted the problem on teenage prostitution in the city after a self-confessed procurer surfaced and told the police that she was the one who arranged for a sex partner for the suspected killer. CSWD head Teodoro Sabuga-a said social workers were looking into claims by April Jean Albit a.k.a. Laling that the suspect who gave the names “Jason Caram” and “Jason Caramba” paid her and Nena-- P3,000 for the victim and P2,000 for her (Albit). Police have detained Albit and accused her of qualified child trafficking. Nena would have turned 17 years this month. Sabuga-a said if Albit gave the correct information about Nena, the victim’s parents could be held liable, citing a law that provides that minors are considered in custody and supervision of their parents. Nena’s mother Rizalina has strongly denied that her daughter worked or moonlighted as a commercial sex worker. “Mao nay usa sa  atong tan-awon ang degree, kon gi-tolerate ang ilang bata nga mo-intra as commercial sex worker, ug ang worse pa gyud diha, kon ila pa gyud nga gipa-on, tungod lang sa ilang katarongan ang kalisod,” said Sabuga-a. He said the CSWD would try to determine if there was negligence on the part of Nena’s parents. Nena’s case has encouraged the CSWD to push for the amendment of the city’s Curfew Ordinance so that it would be applicable to more young people, and so that erring parents would face stiff punishment. Sabuga-a also announced that city hall was organizing the City Anti-Trafficking Council. He said the CSWD wants the city prosecutor to chair the council, and a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) representative to be its vice chairperson.