Braden Peters, a popular social media figure known as Clavicular, entered a not guilty plea on Thursday to accusations of raping a 17-year-old girl at his family home in Massachusetts. The incident allegedly occurred in May 2025 when Peters, 20, reportedly provided the girl with alcohol until she became intoxicated and then sexually assaulted her during her visit to Chatham on Cape Cod.
Peters, who advocates for extreme male beauty standards, has refuted the claims, asserting that the encounter was consensual. Arriving at the Orleans courthouse in Massachusetts, Peters, dressed in a dark suit, walked his dog and refrained from engaging with reporters. He exhibited a neutral demeanor during the brief court appearance.
As part of his bail conditions, Peters agreed to a $10,000 US bond, surrendered his passport, and agreed not to contact or mention the woman who accused him of assault. Peters and his legal team chose not to comment as they left the courthouse.
This legal issue is the most recent in a series of troubles for Peters, who boasts a million Instagram followers. His content often includes live streams where he rates people’s appearances and discusses methods to enhance physical attractiveness, including surgical procedures and drug usage.
Earlier this year, Peters faced a misdemeanor battery charge in Florida for allegedly instigating a fight between two women, which he recorded and posted online. However, the charge was later dropped. In a separate incident in Florida, he received probation after pleading no contest to a charge of discharging a firearm in public.
The accuser stated to the police that Peters had been compensating her to feature in his “looksmaxxing” videos. She alleged that during her stay at the Peters residence, he administered multiple shots of vodka to her and live-streamed himself kissing her while she was inebriated. According to her account, she woke up the next day to find Peters sexually assaulting her.
Additionally, the woman detailed the purported events in a lawsuit filed in Florida, claiming Peters injected her with a fat-dissolving substance during a live stream without her consent. Peters’ legal team dismissed the lawsuit as a mere publicity stunt.
It is a standard practice for the Associated Press not to disclose the identities of sexual assault victims unless they have consented to being publicly identified.