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TUE · 2026-09-22 · 21:50 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0922-113287
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‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular charged with raping US girl, 17

Social media influencer Braden Peters, known online as "Clavicular," has been charged in Massachusetts with raping a 17-year-old girl. The alleged assault occurred on May 23, 2025, in Chatham, Cape Cod.

Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-22 · 21:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular charged with raping US girl, 17
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Social media influencer Braden Peters, known online as "Clavicular," has been charged in Massachusetts with raping a 17-year-old girl. The alleged assault occurred on May 23, 2025, in Chatham, Cape Cod. Peters, 20, faces charges including rape, administering a substance for sexual intercourse, and procuring alcohol for a person under 21. The accuser told police she became heavily intoxicated after Peters gave her alcohol at his family's home, and that he instructed her to lie about her age to viewers. A clerk-magistrate found probable cause for the charges, and a criminal complaint was issued. Peters, who lives in Florida, is scheduled for arraignment on October 14.

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Peters is charged with rape, administering a substance for sexual intercourse, and procuring alcohol for a person under 21.

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Social media influencer 'Clavicular' (Braden Peters, 20) charged with raping a 17-year-old girl in Massachusetts.

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Peters allegedly told the accuser to tell viewers she was 18 and that the vodka he gave her was water.

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The accuser told police she became heavily intoxicated after Peters gave her alcohol at his home.

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The social media influencer “Clavicular”, who gained a following promoting the online “looksmaxxing” trend, has been charged in Massachusetts with raping a 17-year-old girl who told police she became heavily intoxicated after he gave her alcohol at his family’s Cape Cod home.Braden Peters, 20, is charged with rape, administering a substance for sexual intercourse and procuring alcohol for a person under 21 in the alleged May 23, 2025, assault in Chatham, according to court records.A clerk-magistrate found probable cause for the charges on September 4, and a criminal complaint was issued September 8.An email and text message were sent to Peters’ publicist seeking comment on Tuesday. Peters, who lives in Florida and is not in custody, is scheduled to be arraigned in Massachusetts on October 14.“We are not commenting at this time since the proper authorities are handling this,” said Andrew Moss, one of the teen’s lawyers.The accuser told Chatham police that she and Peters began messaging on social media and that he later paid her to appear in “looksmaxxing” videos he streamed online.She said Peters knew she was 17 but that he told her to tell his viewers that she was 18 and that vodka he gave her was water, according to a police report.
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