RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — An engineer with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges, warrants show. Derek Wesley Frohbieter, 38, of Raleigh, is accused of distributing child sexual abuse material between Dec. 11 and Dec. 22, 2024, according to warrants filed by the Raleigh Police Department. The warrants show Frohbieter is charged with 14 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. 10 counts derive from the Dec. 11 incident and four counts derive from the Dec. 22 incident. Frohbieter is listed on the NCDPS website as an employee of the Division of Emergency Management. According to the North Carolina Association of Floodplain Managers, he is a flood warning management engineer for the North Carolina floodplain mapping program. According to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, Frohbieter is also a Marine captain and the commanding officer of the reserve Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines. He was named commander in December 2023. Frohbieter previously reported to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment in Camp Lejeune and trained at Fort Bragg, according to the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Marine Corps said Frohbieter is a volunteer with the Northern Wake Fire Department in Raleigh. According to court records, Frohbieter was given an $850,000 secured bond for the Dec. 11 charges and a $150,000 secured bond for the Dec. 22 charges. His total secured bond is $1 million. Frohbieter will make his first appearance in Wake County Court on Friday. CBS 17 has reached out to NCDPS for more information about Frohbieter and to learn if he is still employed by the department. ...read more read less