'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape, drugging a person for sex

Clavicular, the "looksmaxxing" influencer and streamer whose real name is Braden Peters, has been charged with one count each of rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse and providing alcohol to a minor, according to online court records viewed by CBC News.

The charges against the 20-year-old were filed on Sept. 8 in a Cape Cod, Mass., courthouse. The alleged incidents occurred on May 23, 2025, according to the records.

An arraignment is set for Oct. 14 and Peters is not currently in custody. The alleged victim is not named in the filings, in accordance with Massachusetts law.

The charges were first reported by the U.S. outlet The Bulwark . Responding to the Bulwark report, Peters’s representative wrote in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that "Clavicular has not been physically served. As usual, The Bulwark is exaggerating the status of a case to boost traffic. We appreciate the Hollywood Reporter for fact-checking."

In a statement to CBC News, Peters's representative also suggested the charges are in relation to a previous civil complaint filed in Miami by a woman named Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza. Mendoza accused Peters of battery, fraud and sexual misconduct in relation to events that took place in 2025.

According to legal filings obtained by CBC News, Mendoza previously alleged that the streamer injected her face with Aqualyx without consent when she was a minor. Aqualyx is a fat-dissolving substance not approved by the FDA. She also alleged Peters had sex with her when she was "knowingly intoxicated" and without her consent.

"THE TIMELINE: She files a lawsuit and doesn’t include sexual assault as a count. Then she amends it and adds it a couple of months later," representatives for Peters wrote in an email to CBC News.

"Clavicular then filed a motion to dismiss fighting the civil lawsuit because letter/text messages show she knew what was happening with the injections and he refused to pay money. She and her lawyer then go to police."

Peters has become well-known on the internet for his "looksmaxxing" content. He's part of a community that promotes tips for people to improve their attractiveness.

In Clavicular's case, this includes taking steroids and peptide injections and even breaking facial bones in pursuit of more defined features. He has more than a million followers on TikTok.

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His content has gained attention for how extreme and dangerous it can be.

Peters took to social media on Monday following the news of the criminal charges.

"Trying to get my attention in anyway possible, a lawsuit? Seriously… really petty of you," he wrote on X.