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Clavicular Faces Rape Charge as Legal Troubles Mount

The looksmaxxing streamer faces criminal charges over an alleged 2025 sexual assault, adding to a growing list of legal troubles.

Clavicular Faces Rape Charge as Legal Troubles Mount
Braden Peters, also known as Clavicular
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By Billy EffSep 22, 2026
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Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contributed to outlets including VICE and Urbania. A passionate advocate for underground music and a musician himself, he has conducted several hundred interviews with artists and industry professionals across a wide range of styles and genres over the past 15 years. He is based in Montréal, Québec.

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Internet personality Clavicular, the right-wing streamer who turned “looksmaxxing” into a lucrative online persona, is facing criminal charges in Massachusetts stemming from an alleged sexual assault in 2025.

The 20-year-old content creator, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, was charged with rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse and providing alcohol to someone under 21, according to Massachusetts court records. The alleged incident took place on May 23, 2025, on Cape Cod, at the streamer's parents' house. Peters is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 14.

Peters’ representative has pushed back on coverage of the case, saying the streamer had not been formally served and accusing outlets of exaggerating the status of the proceedings. Peters has denied the allegations.

The charges arrive months after another legal dispute involving Peters and influencer Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, who filed a civil lawsuit in Florida alleging battery, fraud and emotional distress. Mendoza alleged that Peters provided her with alcohol while she was underage and later had non-consensual sex with her while she was intoxicated. She also alleged that he injected her with Aqualyx, a fat-dissolving substance, without her consent. Peters’ attorney has denied the allegations and said they remain unproven.

It's been a wild year of legal problems for Peters. In March, he was arrested in Florida after authorities accused him of instigating a fight between two women at a short-term rental and subsequently posting footage of the altercation online. Prosecutors dropped those battery-related charges in July, citing insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. In April, he suffered an apparent overdose while livestreaming in Florida.

Peters also faced a firearm charge after a March livestream from the Everglades appeared to show him shooting at an apparently dead alligator. He pleaded no contest in May and received six months of probation, 20 hours of community service and mandatory firearms and wildlife-safety courses.

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