Braden Peters, a social media influencer widely recognized as "Clavicular" across online platforms, has been charged in Massachusetts with rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse, and providing alcohol to a minor. The charges stem from an alleged incident on May 23, 2025, at his family's residence in Chatham, a community located on Cape Cod. Peters, 20, is facing two felony counts and one misdemeanor in connection with the allegations.
Court records indicate that a clerk-magistrate found probable cause for the charges on September 4, leading to the issuance of a criminal complaint on September 8. Peters is not currently in custody and is scheduled to be arraigned on October 14 in Orleans District Court. The accuser, identified in court documents obtained by The Associated Press, is a 17-year-old girl.
According to investigators, the teenager reported that she initially connected with Peters via Instagram. She further alleged that Peters later compensated her to appear in videos broadcast online. The accuser claimed Peters was aware of her age but provided her with alcohol during a visit to his family's home. She stated that she became heavily intoxicated and, as a result, was unable to consent to sexual activity. Her account details that she subsequently fell asleep and later awoke to Peters sexually assaulting her.
Peters has emphatically denied the allegations. His representative dismissed the criminal claims as "bogus," asserting that they originated from a civil case that Peters had declined to settle. The representative also stated that Peters had not been physically served with the charges and that his legal team first learned of the complaint through a reporter. Peters himself posted what he described as old messages and a handwritten letter from his accuser on social media. This material appeared to depict a friendly relationship, but it did not directly address the specific alleged May 2025 encounter that forms the basis of the criminal charges.
The criminal complaint, consistent with Massachusetts protections for alleged victims of sexual assault, does not publicly identify the accuser. The rape and drugging counts are classified as felonies under Massachusetts law. Providing alcohol to someone under 21 is a misdemeanor. Massachusetts statutes stipulate a minimum sentence of 10 years in state prison for drugging an individual with the intent to facilitate sexual intercourse. The maximum sentence for rape can be up to 20 years in state prison.
This criminal case follows a civil lawsuit filed against Peters in April in Miami-Dade County, Florida. That lawsuit was brought by content creator Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, known online as Alorah Ziva. Mendoza's civil complaint accuses Peters of battery, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and unauthorized use of her name and likeness. Among the allegations, Mendoza claimed that Peters injected her face with an unapproved fat-dissolving substance during a livestream without her consent. The civil complaint also contains allegations of a nonconsensual sexual encounter at Peters’ Cape Cod residence after Mendoza became intoxicated. However, publicly available criminal records do not confirm whether Mendoza is the accuser in the ongoing Massachusetts criminal case. Peters' attorney has denied the civil allegations and affirmed that Peters intends to contest those claims as well.
Peters garnered a substantial online following through his promotion of "looksmaxxing," an internet subculture focused on optimizing physical appearance. This trend often involves a range of practices, from exercise and grooming to cosmetic treatments and, in some instances, more extreme or medically risky procedures. The criminal case will formally proceed with Peters' scheduled arraignment in October, marking the next key step in the legal process.
