“Exploited: Inside the Dark World of Child Trafficking” is a 10-part series by IndyStar columnist Tim Swarens, with the support of a Society of Professional Journalists fellowship. Swarens spent more than a year investigating the lucrative trade where children are abused at low risk to buyers or traffickers. In “Part V: ‘Johns’ Talk About Buying Sex” Swarens speaks with sex buyers about why they buy sex and explains that for most ‘Johns’ it’s a don’t ask don’t tell transaction.

Read Part I here.

Read Part II here.

Read Part III here.

Read Part IV here.