A Pineville man is behind bars on charges of rape.

Authorities say Mark Anthony Roberts, 38, had sexual contact with the victim, while they were asleep.  Detectives say Roberts then identified himself as a police officer to keep the victim from reporting the sexual contact.  Roberts was arrested and charged with Sexual Battery, 3rd Degree Rape, and False Impersonation of a Police Officer. 

During the investigation, officials discovered that Roberts was also wanted in Mississippi on other charges. He is being held in the Rapides Parish Detention Center on the local charges and is awaiting extradition to Mississippi.