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Everything We Know About the Rape Charges Against ‘Looksmaxxing’ Influencer Clavicular

Braden Peters faces rape, drugging-for-sex, and underage alcohol charges stemming from an alleged May 2025 incident in Cape Cod.

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Braden Peters, aka Clavicular, the influencer who popularized the obnoxious terms looksmaxxing and mogging, has been charged with raping a 17-year-old girl. He allegedly gave her too much alcohol and had sex with her when she was unable to consent.

The 20-year-old Internet personality has accomplished quite a bit in his short stint in the public eye, like convincing teenage boys to break their own jobs with hammers in pursuit of optimal facial symmetry. That guy has now been formally charged with rape as of September 8 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

The charges include rape,........

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