Massage employee kidnapped, sexually assaulted, NM officials say. Man sentenced

A man is going to prison for nearly two decades after being convicted last year of sexually assaulting a massage parlor employee, New Mexico officials said.

In August 2019, Nicolas Lacombe was accused of kidnapping a masseuse and holding her at gunpoint before robbing and sexually assaulting her, according to a May 21 Facebook post by the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office.

In December, Lacombe pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping, aggravated battery, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment, prosecutors said.

McClatchy News reached out to the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office on May 23 for more information and was awaiting a response.

He was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 20, officials said.

Bernalillo County is about a 5-mile drive southeast from Albuquerque.

This story was originally published May 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM with the headline "Massage employee kidnapped, sexually assaulted, NM officials say. Man sentenced."