The discovery of a man dead in his car has led to the arrest of a woman for allegedly operating a “pop-up brothel” at an Airbnb in Old Town Alexandria.

Short term rental hosts across the U.S. and overseas have been dealing with an increase in this problem in recent years. It comes as hotels are increasingly cracking down on prostitution and sex trafficking through employee training, new technologies and policy changes.

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Neighbors say the 500 block of North West Street in Old Town Alexandria was filled with police cars July 5 — the day a man was discovered dead in his car.

A detective reviewed the man’s last texts and found one dated July 4th from “Rosa Maria,” part of which read “I want to please you and get you out of

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