'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in US

<p>The social media influencer "Clavicular," who gained a following promoting the <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/06/08/how-looksmaxxing-is-pulling-young-kiwi-men-towards-dangerous-extremes/" target="_blank">online "looksmaxxing" trend</a>, has been charged in Massachusetts with raping a 17-year-old girl who told police she became heavily intoxicated after he gave her alcohol at his family's Cape Cod home.</p> <p><i>Warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault and rape. Helplines are available. </i></p> <p>Braden Peters, 20, is charged with rape, administering a substance for sexual intercourse and procuring alcohol for a person under 21 in the alleged May 23, 2025, assault in Chatham, according to court records. A clerk-magistrate found probable cause for the charges on September 4, and a criminal complaint was issued September 8.</p> <p>An email and text message were sent to Peters' publicist seeking comment Wednesday. Peters, who lives in Florida and is not in custody, is scheduled to be arraigned in Massachusetts on October 14.