'Looksmaxxing' influencer 'Clavicular' charged with rape in Massachusetts
Authorities allege Braden Peters drugged a woman before assaulting her in May. He denies the charges.
Former internet personality Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, faces multiple criminal charges in Massachusetts. Reported to have taken place in May 2025, the accusations allege Peters engaged in rape, served alcohol to someone underage, and drugged an individual for sexual intercourse.
According to the filings in Orleans District Court, Peters is also entangled in a civil lawsuit stemming from an incident at his family home on Cape Cod. The plaintiff claims Peters gave her multiple shots of vodka and subsequently had nonconsensual sex with her, alleging she was a minor at the time and that he injected her with an unapproved substance. However, Peters has denied these allegations.
Peters, a prominent figure in the online 'looksmaxxing' movement focused on enhancing physical attractiveness, has also faced legal trouble in Florida earlier this year. There, he recorded himself firing a firearm at what appeared to be a deceased alligator and pleaded no contest to unlawfully discharging a weapon in public.
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