Influencer Clavicular has been charged in Massachusetts over allegations involving rape, drugging someone for sex and providing alcohol to a minor in Cape Cod, according to a newly published report.
The 20-year-old creator, whose legal name is Braden Peters, was charged on September 8 in connection with claims stemming from an alleged May 23, 2025 incident, according to court documents reviewed by the Daily Mail on Monday.
Court records show that Peters is scheduled to be arraigned on October 14 at 8:30 a.m.
The Bulwark, which first reported the charges, said Massachusetts victim-protection laws restrict the release of information that could identify the accuser.
Some elements of the criminal case, however, appear to overlap with allegations raised in a civil lawsuit Peters is facing in Florida.
Peters’ representative denied the accusations in a statement to the Daily Mail and alleged that the woman fabricated her claims.
“She files a lawsuit and doesn’t include sexual assault as a count. Then she amends it and adds it a couple of months later,” the representative said. “Clav then filed a motion to dismiss fighting the civil lawsuit because letter/text messages show she knew what was happening with the injections and he refused to pay money. She and her lawyer then go to police.”
The Daily Mail said it also contacted Peters’ attorney for comment but had not received a response.
Clavicular has been charged in Massachusetts over allegations of rape, drugging a person for sex and supplying alcohol to a minor in Cape Cod, according to a new report. He is pictured in February.
People close to Clavicular characterized the case as a “shakedown” in comments to TMZ and said they intended to fight the allegations “till the end.”
The woman identified in the allegations has not publicly commented on the case.
In the Florida civil lawsuit previously reviewed by the Daily Mail, she alleged that Peters wanted her to become the female face of “looksmaxxing,” a social media trend centered on maximizing physical appearance through extreme self-improvement techniques.
The complaint alleges that after the pair first met, Peters gave her alcohol until she appeared “visibly intoxicated.”
“Peters then had sex with [her] while she was knowingly intoxicated, to the point where she was unable to give consent,” the complaint stated. It further alleged that she woke up the following morning to Peters penetrating her while she was asleep, again without her consent.
The civil filing also alleges that, several months later, Peters injected the woman with Aqualyx during a livestream. The substance was described in the lawsuit as an “unapproved drug” that Peters allegedly intended to use to “melt fat on her cheeks” as part of his promise to support her online career through looksmaxxing.
According to the lawsuit, the woman believes the injection contained methamphetamine or another substance that was not disclosed to her.
The complaint states that the woman was under 18 at the time of the alleged events and legally considered a minor under Florida law.
She claims in the civil case that the injections caused severe emotional distress, trauma, humiliation, nightmares, fear, panic and mental anguish.
Clavicular appeared to address the allegations in a series of posts on X on Monday.
People close to Clavicular described the case to TMZ as a “shakedown” and said they would fight “this till the end.” He is pictured in June at the 424 Menswear fashion show in Paris.
Additionally, the lawsuit noted that the alleged incident was livestreamed on the platform Kick.
The civil complaint said that she is suing Peters for battery, fraud and emotional distress, and she is seeking at least $50,000 in damages.
Clavicular appeared to address the issue in a series of posts on X on Monday, in which he wrote: ‘Trying to get my attention in anyway possible, a lawsuit? Seriously… really petty of you.’
The post was accompanied by a letter he appeared to insinuate the accuser sent him in which she thanked him for their collaboration; and a clip of her saying they had a ‘really fun’ time doing a stream, which Clavicular’s representative also sent to the Daily Mail.
He added in a subsequent post: ‘Lmao was literally trying to work at Bacara as a bottle girl… how about dont finance cars you cant afford.
‘Happens to all successful young men, people try to come for your money. Greed is evil.’
In the second post, he included what appeared to be a social media message in which she told him she had been working as a bottle girl and asked about his income, as well as a clip of her walking toward a pricey vehicle.
Peters had not directly denied the allegations, but in a post on X on April 29, he wrote: ‘The consistent theme of girls trying to use me for money is brutal for a young guy trying to navigate a complex society. Hopefully I can find a good girl whos [sic] intent is to not to screw me over and take my money.’
Peters has past drawn controversy for methods such as hitting himself in the face with a hammer to make his bones grow back sharper and taking small amounts of methamphetamine to suppress his appetite
The lawsuit alleges Peters injected a teenager with an ‘unapproved drug’ used for fat contouring (stock image)
Peters’s attorney, Steve Kramer, told Rolling Stone in April of the civil lawsuit: ‘We are aware of the complaint recently filed against Mr. Peters.
‘These are allegations only and remain unproven. Mr. Peters denies the claims and disputes the characterization of events. He will respond through the appropriate legal channels and intends to vigorously defend himself.
‘We will not comment further at this time.’
Aqualyx is an injection made from the deoxycholate family of acids, which dissolve fat in the body. Plastic surgeons may inject the drug into the back, chin, hips, knees, stomach or thighs for contouring.
It’s meant to provide a non-invasive alternative to liposuction, a surgical procedure used to remove stubborn fat, but it is not approved by the FDA.
The agency said in 2023 that Aqualyx can contain phosphatidylcholine (PPC) and sodium deoxycholate (DC), which ‘pose a significant safety risk because they are unapproved, which means the FDA has not evaluated their safety or effectiveness.’
The FDA at the time said it had received reports about consumers experiencing adverse reactions such as permanent scars, infections, skin deformities, cysts and deep, painful knots after receiving unapproved fat-dissolving injections like Aqualyx.
Peters has drawn controversy in the past for methods such as hitting himself in the face with a hammer to make his bones grow back sharper and taking small amounts of methamphetamine to suppress his appetite.
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