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Braden Peters pleads not guilty to rape and drugging charges
Braden Peters, a 20-year-old social media influencer known as ‘Clavicular,’ pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse, and providing alcohol to a minor. The charges stem from an alleged incident in May 2025 at his family’s home in Chatham, Massachusetts.
Prosecutors allege that Peters provided vodka to a 17-year-old girl until she was intoxicated and subsequently sexually assaulted her. The victim, who reportedly received payments to appear in Peters’ ‘looksmaxxing’ videos, also filed a civil lawsuit in Florida alleging he injected her with a fat-dissolving substance without her consent during a livestream.
Peters, who has over one million followers on Instagram, maintains through his legal team that the sexual encounter was consensual. His attorneys have characterized the allegations and related civil litigation as a ‘publicity grab.’
During his arraignment in Orleans District Court, Judge John Julian set bail at $10,000. Peters was ordered to surrender his passport and is prohibited from contacting the accuser or posting about her on social media. A probable cause hearing is scheduled for November 24.
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Braden Peters · Cape Cod · Chatham · Chatham Police Department · Chatham, Massachusetts · Clavicular · Instagram · Orleans District Court · Orleans, Massachusetts
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Peters' lawyers claim the sexual encounter was consensual. lethbridgeherald.com · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Braden Peters is scheduled to be arraigned in Orleans, Massachusetts. lethbridgeherald.com · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Peters is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in Chatham, Massachusetts, in May 2025. lethbridgeherald.com · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Peters was sentenced to probation in Florida after pleading no contest to firing a gun in public. lethbridgeherald.com · wtop.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Peters has approximately one million followers on Instagram. lethbridgeherald.com · www.winnipegfreepress.com · wtop.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The accuser filed a civil lawsuit in Florida in April accusing Peters of injecting her with a fat-dissolving substance without consent. lethbridgeherald.com · wtop.com