“Looksmaxxing” social media influencer Clavicular has been charged with raping a teenage girl and is facing other charges, including providing alcohol to a person under the legal drinking age and drugging someone for sexual intercourse.
The 20-year-old, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, has been ordered to appear in court in Massachusetts. The charges stem from an alleged incident on May 23, 2025.
Clavicular is best known for popularising the looksmaxxing trend, which encourages boys and young men to maximise their physical appearance through extreme measures like bone smashing, plastic surgery and cosmetic enhancements.
According to court documents, the girl accused Peters of attacking her at a family home in Massachusetts after a livestream.
One of his lawyers told the New York Times his client was innocent, but did not comment further.
The charges in Massachusetts are the latest in a number of legal issues for Peters. In April, a separate lawsuit was filed by a teenager who alleged Peters plied her with alcohol and engaged in non-consensual sexual acts at his parents house in Cape Cod.
Court documents did not say whether the new charges are related to the separate lawsuit.
Who is Clavicular?
Peters first made mainstream headlines as Clavicular in Australia when he was interviewed by 60 Minutes. He walked out of the interview after reporter Adam Hegarty asked him about his views on women and the incel community.
He is most known for his livestreams and he has become the face of the looksmaxxing online subculture.
Followers of the trend have a goal to look as scientifically masculine as possible. This includes a strong, sharp jawline, perfect facial symmetry, tall height and smooth skin.
Peters has previously said looksmaxxing is about “numbers and measurements…the measurement of your eyes and the distance from your eyes to the outer part of your lips is supposed to be one to one.”
This goal of the hypermasculine face has left plenty of people concerned, including one doctor who said it was “glamorising facial trauma”.
In March, Peters was charged with firearms offences in Florida for allegedly shooting a dead alligator during a livestream and was sentenced to six months’ probation.
In the same month, he and a girlfriend were arrested and charged with battery stemming from an alleged assault on a 19-year-old woman. Prosecutors dropped these charges.
Earlier in the year, he was arrested and charged with having fake identification and unprescribed medication, including an Adderall pill and an oral steroid. These charges were also dropped.