'''Operation Cathedral''' was a [[police]] [[Sting operation|operation]] that broke up a major international [[child pornography]] ring called ''The'' ''Wonderland Club'' operating over the [[Internet]]. It was led by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[National Crime Squad]] in cooperation with 1,500 officers from 13 other police forces around the globeworld,<ref name=pedoring>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/1166643.stm|title=Paedophiles' vast 'lending library'|date=12 February 2001 |publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref> who simultaneously arrested 104 suspects in 13 countries (including Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the UK, and the US) on 2 September 1998.<ref name="the Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/feb/11/tracymcveigh.martinbright|title=Members of international paedophile ring to be sentenced - UK news - The Observer|work=the Guardian|date=11 February 2001 |accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref> The case received widespread international attention due to the highly organised nature of the ring, leading to public concerns of online [[child sexual abuse]] and legislative changes in the UK.
