A controversial US influencer known online as Clavicular has been charged with rape and allegedly drugging a woman before sex, according to court records.
Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, 20, is accused of assaulting the woman at his family home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in May 2025.
Court records show Peters was charged on September 8 with rape, drugging a person for sex and providing alcohol to a minor. If convicted of the rape charges, he could face up to 20 years in prison and may be required to register as a sex offender.
The criminal case appears to overlap with allegations made in a separate civil lawsuit filed earlier this year by fellow content creator Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, who uses the name Alorah Ziva online.
Mendoza sued Peters in April, alleging an unwanted sexual encounter at his family home in Cape Cod in May 2025. She claims Peters arranged an Uber to bring her to the property after she agreed to meet him in the hope of advancing her online career.
According to the lawsuit, Mendoza was underage at the time and alleges that Peters gave her excessive amounts of alcohol before having sex with her while she was too intoxicated to consent.
She also alleges that Peters later sexually assaulted her while she was asleep.
The criminal case’s alleged victim has not been publicly identified, in line with Massachusetts laws protecting the identities of people involved in sexual violence cases.
Peters has not directly addressed the criminal allegations. However, he criticised Mendoza’s civil lawsuit in a post on X, calling it an attempt to get his attention.
His representative also disputed the status of the criminal case, telling The Hollywood Reporter that Peters had not been physically served and accused the publication of exaggerating the matter.
Peters’ lawyer, Steve Kramer, previously denied the allegations in a statement to TMZ, saying they remained unproven and that Peters intended to defend himself through the appropriate legal channels.
Peters is reportedly due to be arraigned on October 14.
The charges add to a series of controversies involving the streamer, who has built a large following around the online “looksmaxxing” trend, which promotes methods aimed at changing or enhancing physical appearance.
His content has included “bone smashing”, an extreme practice involving repeatedly striking facial bones in an attempt to create a sharper jawline. He has also reportedly promoted other controversial methods involving diet, testosterone and drugs.
In February, Peters was arrested in Arizona after police alleged he used a fake ID to enter a nightclub while underage and was carrying prescription medication.
He was arrested again last month over allegations that he orchestrated a fight between two women and later shared footage of the confrontation online. He was reportedly facing misdemeanor battery and conspiracy to commit battery charges.
Peters has also faced scrutiny over a video allegedly showing him firing a weapon at an alligator from an airboat in Florida.
The influencer has become a prominent figure in parts of the online “manosphere”, while critics have raised concerns about the more extreme aspects of the looksmaxxing trend and its influence on young men.
Dalhousie University associate professor of sociology Michael Halpin previously told The Sun that some young users within looksmaxxing communities had expressed severe distress over their appearance, including comments about suicide.
