In ongoing efforts to secure the funding to protect Virginia’s children from sexual predators, Brian Moran sent a letter to conferees yesterday calling on them to fully fund “Alicia’s Law.”

As a result, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported late last night that the funding for Alicia’s Law may be in the final version of the budget agreed to by the House and Senate.

The online predator measure, known as Alicia’s Law, is named for a Pennsylvania teen who was brought to Virginia by an online predator, raped and tortured. Its sponsor is Del. Brian J. Moran of Alexandria, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

The House insisted on $1.25 million, which the Senate had not included in its latest offer. Tuesday night, however, the Senate submitted a new proposal that included the funding to crack down on Internet sexual predators.

House negotiators plan to respond to that proposal Wednesday morning.

Raising Kaine has more.

Click here to read the full text of Brian’s letter to the House and Senate conferees.